Joshua 1:12

12 Joshua said to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to half the tribe of Manasseh, ¹

Joshua 1:12 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 1:12

And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the
tribe of Manasseh
Who were settled on that side Jordan where Israel now were:

spake Joshua, saying;
as follows.

Joshua 1:12 In-Context

10 Then Joshua ordered the leaders to

11 go through the camp and say to the people, "Get some food ready, because in three days you are going to cross the Jordan River to occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you."

12 Joshua said to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to half the tribe of Manasseh,

13 "Remember how the Lord's servant Moses told you that the Lord your God would give you this land on the east side of the Jordan as your home.

14 Your wives, your children, and your livestock will stay here, but your soldiers, armed for battle, will cross over ahead of the other Israelites in order to help them

Cross References

• 1. 1.12-15Numbers 32.28-32;Deuteronomy 3.18-20;Joshua 22.1-6.