Joshua - 23:10



10 One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.

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Explanation and meaning of Joshua 23:10.

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One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
One man of you shall chase a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake unto you.
One of you shall chase a thousand men of the enemies: because the Lord your God himself will fight for you, as he hath promised.
One man of you chaseth a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath said unto you.
one man of you doth pursue a thousand, for Jehovah your God is He who is fighting for you, as He hath spoken to you;
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fights for you, as he has promised you.
One man of you is able to put to flight a thousand; for it is the Lord your God who is fighting for you, as he has said to you.
One man of you hath chased a thousand; for the LORD your God, He it is that fought for you, as He spoke unto you.
One of you shall pursue a thousand men of the enemies. For the Lord your God himself will fight on your behalf, just as he promised.
Vir unus ex vobis persequutus est mille, quia Jehova Deus vester est qui pugnat pro vobis sicut loquutus fuerat vobis.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

One man of you shall chase a thousand - Do not remain inactive on the supposition that you must be much more numerous before you can drive out your enemies, for it is the Lord that shall drive out nations great and strong; and under his direction and influence one of you shall chase a thousand.

One man of you shall chase a thousand,.... Here Kimchi and Ben Melech observe, that the future tense is put for the past, and that the sense is, one of them had chased a thousand in their war with the Canaanites; but Abarbinel disapproves of this observation, and thinks it refers to time to come, what they should be able to do if they cleaved unto the Lord; this was fulfilled in Samson, Judges 15:15; such a promise was made, Leviticus 26:8,
for the Lord your God he it is that fighteth for you; and no wonder then that a thousand should be put to flight by one man; the Targum interprets it of the Word of the Lord, as in Joshua 23:3,
as he hath promised you; see Deuteronomy 1:30.

He fighteth - Impute not this therefore to your own valour, as you will be apt to do, but to God's gracious and powerful assistance.

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