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Joshua 22:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 22:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.
Joshua 22:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
2and said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, and have hearkened unto my voice in all that I commanded you:
3ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God.
4And now Jehovah your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he spake unto them: therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan.
5Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, etc.] For the space of fourteen years, which is the commonly received notion of the Jews f511; seven years according to them the land was subduing, and seven more spent in dividing it, and then these tribes were sent for and dismissed; all this time they stayed close by their brethren, and assisted them in their wars, and never offered to return to their wives and children, until they had an order from their general: but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God; for what both Moses and Joshua commanded them was from the mouth of the Lord; so that, in obeying them, they obeyed him.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day--for the space of seven years.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Phi 1:23-27 Joshua 22:4”
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