Joshua 23:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, for their leaders, for their judges, and for their officers, and said to them, I am old and advanced in age.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִזְקֵנָיו֙ וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יו וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יו וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אֲנִ֣י זָקַ֔נְתִּי בָּ֖אתִי בַּיָּמִֽים׃

Transliteration

And wayyiqrāʾ Yəhôšuaʿ to all Yiśrāʾēl, to zəqēnāyw and to rāʾšāyw and to šōp̄ətāyw and to šōtərāyw and wayyōʾmer to them, ʾănî zāqantî bāʾtî in the yāmîm.

Grammar Details

• *wayyiqrāʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he called
• *Yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *zəqēnāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his elders
• *rāʾšāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his heads/leaders
• *šōp̄ətāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his judges
• *šōtərāyw*: masculine plural noun + 3ms suffix - his officers
• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *ʾănî*: 1cs personal pronoun - I
• *zāqantî*: qal perfect 1cs - I have grown old
• *bāʾtî*: qal perfect 1cs - I have come/entered
• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the days

Word Meanings

• *wayyiqrāʾ*: called/summoned
• *zəqēnāyw*: his elders/elderly leaders
• *rāʾšāyw*: his heads/chiefs/leaders
• *šōp̄ətāyw*: his judges/those who adjudicate
• *šōtərāyw*: his officers/officials/record-keepers
• *zāqantî*: I have grown old/I have aged
• *bāʾtî bayyāmîm*: I have come into days/I am advanced in age/I am well along in years

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Joshua called all Israel together—its elders, leaders, judges, and officials—and said to them, 'I have grown old and am well along in years.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And hua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  he called all Israel and their Elders, heades, iudges, and officers, and sayde vnto them: I am olde and well aged,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Ioshua called all Israel, and their Elders, and their heads, and their iudges, and their officers, and said vnto them, I am old, and stricken in age.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iosuah called for all Israel, and for their elders, their heades, their iudges, and officers, and sayd vnto them: I am olde and stricken in age,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said to them, I am old and well stricken in years:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Joshua calleth for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and saith unto them, `I have become old; I have entered into days;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

• World English Bible (2000)

  that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said to them, "I am old and well advanced in years.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them:“I am very old.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:1 : 1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their leaders, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
• 1 Chr 28:1 : 1 And David assembled all the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, the captains of the divisions that served the king by turns, the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, and all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
• Deut 31:28 : 28 Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
• Acts 20:17-35 : 17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. 18 And when they had come to him, he said to them, "You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, 19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; 20 how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, 21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. 24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. 28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31 Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. 32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. 34 Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"