Joshua 24:29

29 After these things Joshua son of Nun servant of Yahweh died; {he was one hundred and ten years old}.

Joshua 24:29 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 24:29

And it came to pass, after these things
Some little time after, very probably the same year:

that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, [being] an
hundred and ten years old;
he wanted ten years of Moses his predecessor, ( Deuteronomy 34:7 ) , and just the age of Joseph, ( Genesis 50:22 ) , from whom he sprung, being of the tribe of Ephraim, ( Numbers 13:8 ) .

Joshua 24:29 In-Context

27 And Joshua said to all the people, "Look, this stone will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of Yahweh that he spoke with us. It will be as a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God."
28 Then Joshua sent the people away to their inheritance.
29 After these things Joshua son of Nun servant of Yahweh died; {he was one hundred and ten years old}.
30 They buried him in the territory of his inheritance, at Timnath-Serah, which [is] in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
31 Israel served Yahweh all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who lived long after Joshua, and who had known all the work that Yahweh did for Israel.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Literally "a son of one hundred and ten years"
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