Joshua 23:6

“Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that you not turn away from it to the right hand or to the left;

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WEBBE

“Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that you not turn away from it to the right hand or to the left;

BSB

Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

KJV

Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

ASV

Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

BBE

So be very strong to keep and do whatever is recorded in the book of the law of Moses, not turning away from it to the right or to the left;

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וַחֲזַקְתֶּם va·cha·zak·tem and you will be strong H2388 מְאֹד me·'od very H3966 לִשְׁמֹר lish·mor to take care H8104 וְלַעֲשׂוֹת ve·la·'a·sot and to do H6213 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 הַכָּתוּב ha·ka·tuv (the) [thing] written H3789 בְּסֵפֶר be·se·fer in [the] book of H5612 תּוֹרַת to·rat [the] law of H8451 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 לְבִלְתִּי le·vil·ti to not H1115 סוּר־ sur- to turn aside H5493 מִמֶּנּוּ mi·me·nu from it H4480 יָמִין ya·min right [hand] H3225 וּשְׂמֹאול u·se·mol and left [hand] H8040

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–10

Joshua was old and dying, let them observe what he said now. He put them in mind of the great things God had done for them in his days. He exhorted them to be very courageous. Keep with care, do with diligence, and regard with sincerity what is written. Also, very cautiously to endeavour that the heathen idolatry may be forgotten, so that it may never be revived. It is sad that among Christians the names of the heathen gods are so commonly used, and made so familiar as they are. Joshua exhorts them to be very constant. There might be many things amiss among them, but they had not forsaken the Lord their God; the way to make people better, is to make the best of them.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.