Joshua 3:9

9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.

Joshua 3:9 in Other Translations

9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

9 And Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God."

9 So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come and listen to what the LORD your God says.

9 Then Joshua addressed the People of Israel: "Attention! Listen to what God, your God, has to say.

9 Then Joshua told the Israelites, "Come closer and listen to the words of the Lord your God."

Joshua 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 3:9

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, come hither
Very probably to the door of the tabernacle:

and hear the words of the Lord your God;
which he was about to deliver to them as from him, and in his name.

Joshua 3:9 In-Context

7 And the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.

8 Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’ ”

9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God.

10 This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites.

11 See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you.