Joshua 1:11
“Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Pass through the host,.... The whole camp of Israel, consisting of six hundred thousand fighting men:
and command the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Prepare you victuals - The order was probably given with the knowledge that the manna would cease when the host crossed…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Prepare you victuals - צדה tsedah, such prey or provisions as they had taken from the conquered countries, such as corn,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 1:10-15
Joshua, being settled in the government, immediately applies himself to business; not to take state or to take his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Prepare you victuals The word denotes (a) food got in hunting;(b) food of any kind, especially provisions for a journey.…
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