Deuteronomy 3:21

And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, issuing a direct command to Joshua as the nation prepares to inherit the territory across the Jordan.

The words — The verse foregrounds צִוֵּ֔יתִי (tzi.Vei.ti), rendered literally as "I commanded," and עֵינֶ֣י/ךָ (‘ei.Nei./kha), meaning "your eyes."

The thread — The linkage between witnessed divine action and future confidence runs through Numbers 27:18, Joshua 10:25, and 1 Samuel 17:36.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to anchor present action in past divine intervention rather than future uncertainty.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>יְהוֹשׁ֣וּעַye.ho.Shu.a'Joshua צִוֵּ֔יתִיtzi.Vei.tiI commanded בָּעֵ֥תba./'Etat the/ time הַהִ֖ואha./Hiv'<the>/ that לֵאמֹ֑רle./Mor<to>/ saying עֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei./khaeyes/ your הָרֹאֹ֗תha./ro.'Ot[are] the/ [ones which] have seen אֵת֩'et<obj.>כָּל־kol-all אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherthat עָשָׂ֜ה'a.Sahhe did יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei./KhemGod/ your לִשְׁנֵי֙li/sh.Neito/ [the] two הַמְּלָכִ֣יםha./me.la.Khimthe/ kings הָאֵ֔לֶּהha./'E.leh<the>/ these כֵּֽן־ken-thus יַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.Sehhe will do יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh לְכָל־le./kholto/ all הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha./mam.la.Khotthe/ kingdoms אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhere אַתָּ֖ה'a.Tahyou עֹבֵ֥ר'o.Ver[are] about to pass over שָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.ma/hthere/ <towards>

King James Version

And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.

Cross-references

Numbers 27:18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
Joshua 10:25 “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua said. “Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”
1 Samuel 17:36 Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
Psalms 9:10 Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

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