Joshua 22:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the LORD’s servant gave you. Love the LORD your God, follow all his instructions, obey his commands, be loyal to him, and serve him with all your heart and being!”

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַ֣ק ׀ שִׁמְר֣וּ מְאֹ֗ד לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת אֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֣ה וְאֶת־הַתּוֹרָה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֮ מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָה֒ לְ֠אַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֜ם וְלָלֶ֧כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֛יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֺתָ֖יו וּלְדָבְקָה־ב֑וֹ וּלְעָבְד֕וֹ בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

Only šimrû məʾōd to-do ʾet-hammiṣwâ and-ʾet-hattôrâ which ṣiwwâ ʾet-you Mōšeh ʿebed-YHWH to-ʾahăbâ ʾet-YHWH ʾĕlōhêkem and-to-walk in-all-ways-his and-to-keep commandments-his and-to-dābqâ-in-him and-to-serve-him in-all-heart-your and-in-all-soul-your

Grammar Details

• *raq*: adverb - only/just
• *šimrû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - keep/observe
• *məʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly
• *laʿăśôt*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to do/perform
• *ʾet-hammiṣwâ*: direct object marker + definite article + noun - the commandment
• *wəʾet-hattôrâ*: conjunctive waw + direct object marker + definite article + noun - and the law
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *ṣiwwâ*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - commanded
• *ʾetkem*: direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• *ʿebed-YHWH*: construct chain - servant of YHWH
• *ləʾahăbâ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to love
• *ʾet-YHWH*: direct object marker + divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêkem*: noun masculine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God
• *wəlāleket*: conjunctive waw + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to walk
• *bəkol-dərākāyw*: preposition + construct + noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in all his ways
• *wəlišmōr*: conjunctive waw + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to keep
• *miṣwōtāyw*: noun feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his commandments
• *ûlədābqâ-bô*: conjunctive waw + preposition + qal infinitive construct + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to cling to him
• *ûləʿābdô*: conjunctive waw + preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to serve him
• *bəkol-ləbabkem*: preposition + construct + noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - with all your heart
• *ûbəkol-napšəkem*: conjunctive waw + preposition + construct + noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - and with all your soul

Word Meanings

• *šāmar*: keep/observe/guard
• *miṣwâ*: commandment/precept
• *tôrâ*: law/instruction/teaching
• *ʾāhēb*: love/be devoted to
• *hālak*: walk/go/follow
• *derek*: way/path/manner
• *dābaq*: cling/adhere/be joined to
• *ʿābad*: serve/work for
• *lēbāb*: heart/mind/inner person
• *nepeš*: soul/life/being/self

Referenced Verses

• Deut 6:17 : 17 Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.
• Deut 11:1 : 1 Reiteration of the Call to Obedience You must love the LORD your God and do what he requires; keep his statutes, ordinances, and commandments at all times.
• Deut 11:13 : 13 Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the LORD your God and serve him with all your mind and being,
• Deut 11:22 : 22 For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the LORD your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,
• Josh 24:14-15 : 14 Now obey the LORD and worship him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and worship the LORD. 15 If you have no desire to worship the LORD, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the LORD.
• Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him,“Go away, Satan! For it is written:‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
• Matt 6:24 : 24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
• Matt 22:37 : 37 Jesus said to him,“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
• Luke 1:74 : 74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,
• John 12:26 : 26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
• John 14:15 : 15 Teaching on the Holy Spirit“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
• John 14:21-23 : 21 The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.” 22 “Lord,” Judas(not Judas Iscariot) said,“what has happened that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus replied,“If anyone loves me, he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up residence with him.
• John 21:15-17 : 15 Peter’s Restoration Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied,“Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him,“Feed my lambs.” 16 Jesus said a second time,“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied,“Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him,“Shepherd my sheep.” 17 Jesus said a third time,“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time,“Do you love me?” and said,“Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied,“Feed my sheep.
• Acts 11:23 : 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
• Acts 27:23 : 23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me
• Rom 1:9 : 9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you
• Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
• Rom 12:9 : 9 Conduct in Love Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.
• Heb 6:11-12 : 11 But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
• Heb 12:15 : 15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through it many become defiled.
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
• 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge; 6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness; 7 to godliness, brotherly affection; to brotherly affection, unselfish love. 8 For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately. 9 But concerning the one who lacks such things– he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.
• 1 John 5:2-3 : 2 By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,
• 1 Sam 7:3 : 3 Samuel said to all the people of Israel,“If you are really turning to the LORD with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the LORD and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
• 1 Sam 12:20 : 20 Then Samuel said to the people,“Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. However, don’t turn aside from the LORD. Serve the LORD with all your heart.
• 1 Sam 12:24 : 24 However, fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!
• 1 Chr 28:7-8 : 7 I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’ 8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the LORD’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: Carefully observe all the commands of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.
• Ps 106:3 : 3 How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!
• Ps 119:4-6 : 4 You demand that your precepts be carefully kept. 5 If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes! 6 Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.
• Prov 4:23 : 23 Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
• Isa 55:2 : 2 Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!
• Jer 12:16 : 16 But they must make sure to learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying,“As surely as the LORD lives, I swear.” If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.
• Deut 13:4 : 4 You must follow the LORD your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.
• Josh 23:8 : 8 But you must be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been to this very day.
• Exod 15:26 : 26 He said,“If you will diligently obey the LORD your God, and do what is right in his sight, and pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the LORD, am your healer.”
• Exod 20:6 : 6 and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
• Deut 4:1-2 : 1 The Privileges of the Covenant Now, Israel, pay attention to the statutes and ordinances I am about to teach you, so that you might live and go on to enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 Do not add a thing to what I command you nor subtract from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am delivering to you.
• Deut 4:4 : 4 But you who remained faithful to the LORD your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.
• Deut 4:6 : 6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say,“Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.”
• Deut 4:9 : 9 Reminder of the Horeb Covenant Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
• Deut 6:5-9 : 5 You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength. 6 Exhortation to Teach the Covenant Principles These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind, 7 and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up. 8 You should tie them as a reminder on your forearm and fasten them as symbols on your forehead. 9 Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.
• Deut 10:12-13 : 12 An Exhortation to Love Both God and People Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being, 13 and to keep the LORD’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?
• Deut 10:20 : 20 Revere the LORD your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.