Joshua 24:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 24:3

The Covenant at Shechem

1 Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to ^aShechem and ^bcalled for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they ^cpresented themselves before God.

2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ^a‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of¹ the River in old times; and ^bthey served other gods.

3 ^aThen I took your father Abraham from the other side of¹ the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and ^bgave him Isaac.

4 To Isaac I gave ^aJacob and Esau. To ^bEsau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, ^cbut Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

5 ^aAlso I sent Moses and Aaron, and ^bI plagued Egypt, according to what I did among them. Afterward I brought you out.

6 ‘Then I ^abrought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 24:3

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American Standard Version
And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

Amplified® Bible
And I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates River and led him through all the land of Canaan and multiplied his offspring. I gave him Isaac,

Contemporary English Version
But I brought Abraham across the Euphrates River and led him through the land of Canaan. I blessed him by giving him Isaac, the first in a line of many descendants.

Darby English Version
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the river, and led him throughout the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac.

Good News Bible
Then I took Abraham, your ancestor, from the land across the Euphrates and led him through the whole land of Canaan. I gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac,

King James Version
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

New American Standard Bible
`Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac.

New International Version
But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the River and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac,

New King James Version
Then I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his descendants and gave him Isaac.

Revised Standard Version
Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac;

Young's Literal Translation
and I take your father Abraham from beyond the River, and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan, and multiply his seed, and give to him Isaac.

New English Translation
but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates¹ and brought him into² the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

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