Bible Strands
Joshua 22:2
and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua addresses the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh after their military service but before they cross back to their eastern territories.
The words — שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם (she.mar.Tem) literally means "you have kept," and צִוָּ֣ה (tzi.Vah) means "he commanded," marking the tribes' actions as fulfilled compliance.
The thread — This declaration echoes Joshua 1:12 where Joshua first addresses the same tribes, recalls the battle condition in Numbers 32:20, and aligns with the territorial grant in Deuteronomy 3:16.
Why it lands — The text states that a specific divine directive has been fully executed, requiring the reader to evaluate covenant loyalty by sustained obedience rather than initial consent.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
Cross-references
- Joshua 1:12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
- Numbers 32:20 Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
- Deuteronomy 3:16 and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.