King James Version
Joshua 1:16 in the King James Version says “And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.”
Joshua 1:16 · KJV
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; armed: Heb. marshalled by five
Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising .
And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
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“And they answered”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and whithersoever”
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and whithersoever”
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“thou sendest”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
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