11 translations · Hebrew
Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
Joshua 1:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
- KJV King James Version
- This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
- ASV American Standard Version
- This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- the scroll of this Law does not depart out of your mouth, and you have meditated in it by day and by night, so that you observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then you cause your way to prosper, and then you act wisely.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Keep on reminding the people about the law. Meditate on it day and night, so you can be sure to do what it requires. Then you will be successful and prosper in what you do.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.
- DBY Darby Translation
- This book of the law shall not depart from thy mouth; and thou shalt meditate upon it day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein; for then shalt thou have good success in thy ways, and then shalt thou prosper.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and do all things that are written in it: then shalt thou direct thy way, and understand it.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | must not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָמ֡וּשׁ | yā·mūš | depart | H4185 מוּשׁ to remove |
| סֵפֶר֩ | sê·p̄er | Book | H5612 סֵ֫פֶר scroll: document |
| הַתּוֹרָ֨ה | hat·tō·w·rāh | of the Law | H8451 תּוֹרָה instruction |
| הַזֶּ֜ה | haz·zeh | This | H2088 זֶה this |
| מִפִּ֗יךָ | mip·pî·ḵā | from your mouth | H6310 פֶּה lip |
| וְהָגִ֤יתָ | wə·hā·ḡî·ṯā | meditate | H1897 הָגָה to mutter |
| בּוֹ֙ | bōw | on it | H9003 ב in/on/with |
| יוֹמָ֣ם | yō·w·mām | day | H3119 יוֹמָם by day |
| וָלַ֔יְלָה | wā·lay·lāh | and night | H3915 לַ֫יְלָה night |
| לְמַ֙עַן֙ | lə·ma·‘an | so that | H4616 מַ֫עַן because |
| תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר | tiš·mōr | you may be careful | H8104 שָׁמַר to keep: obey |
| לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | to do | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| כְּכָל־ | kə·ḵāl- | everything | H3605 כֹּל all |
| הַכָּת֖וּב | hak·kā·ṯūḇ | written | H3789 כָּתַב to write |
| בּ֑וֹ | bōw | in it | H9003 ב in/on/with |
| כִּי־ | kî- | For | H3588 כִּי for |
| אָ֛ז | ’āz | then | H227 אָז then |
| תַּצְלִ֥יחַ | taṣ·lî·aḥ | you will prosper | H6743 צָלַח to rush |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| דְּרָכֶ֖ךָ | də·rā·ḵe·ḵā | in all you do | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| וְאָ֥ז | wə·’āz | — | H227 אָז then |
| תַּשְׂכִּֽיל׃ | taś·kîl | and succeed | H7919 שָׂכַל be prudent |
Related verses
- Psalm 119:15
I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
- Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 29:9
Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.
- Proverbs 3:1
My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:
- John 14:21
One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”
- Luke 11:28
But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
- Deuteronomy 6:6–9
These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. …
- Matthew 7:24
“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
- Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 “Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
7 Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.
8 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
9 Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
Read all of Joshua 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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