12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,
12 Then Joshua addressed the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He said,
12 And to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua spoke, saying,
12 Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 1:12
Commentary on Joshua 1:10-15
(Read Joshua 1:10-15)
Joshua says to the people, Ye shall pass over Jordan, and shall possess the land; because God had said so to him. We honour the truth of God, when we stagger not at the promise of God. The two tribes and a half were to go over Jordan with their brethren. When God, by his providence, has given us rest, we ought to consider what service we may do to our brethren.