Joshua 23:11

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.

Complete Jewish Bible:

"Therefore take great care to love ADONAI your God.

Berean Standard Bible:

Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.

American Standard Version:

Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Take good{H3966} heed{H8104} therefore unto yourselves{H5315}, that ye love{H157} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Joshua 22:5

  • But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD 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.

Deuteronomy 6:5

  • And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 6:12

  • [Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Jude 1:20

  • But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Jude 1:21

  • Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Romans 8:28

  • And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

Proverbs 4:23

  • Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.

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Commentary for Joshua 23:11

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3966
    There are 278 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְאֹד
    Transliteration: mᵉʼôd
    Pronunciation: meh-ode'
    Description: from the same as אוּד; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
  2. Strong's Number: H8104
    There are 440 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַר
    Transliteration: shâmar
    Pronunciation: shaw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
  3. Strong's Number: H5315
    There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
    Transliteration: nephesh
    Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
    Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
  4. Strong's Number: H157
    There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָהַב
    Transliteration: ʼâhab
    Pronunciation: aw-hab'
    Description: or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
  5. Strong's Number: H3068
    There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהֹוָה
    Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
    Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
    Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
  6. Strong's Number: H430
    There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
    Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
    Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
    Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.