The Meaning of Joshua 4:14 Explained

Joshua 4:14

KJV: On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

YLT: On that day hath Jehovah made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, and they reverence him, as they reverenced Moses, all days of his life.

Darby: On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.

ASV: On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 4:14?

MEANING: What does Joshua 4:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 4:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 4:14?

What is the context of Joshua 4:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

What does Joshua 4:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 4:1-24 - The Memorial Stones

Twelve stones were brought up from the Jordan and erected in Gilgal. They gave fathers the opportunity of telling their children of the miraculous passage of the river. We, too, through our Lord, have passed through the waters of death on to resurrection-ground. Let the great deliverances of God wrought for our fatherland, as well as those wrought for us personally in Christ, be more frequent subjects of family-talk.

Twelve other stones were placed in the river-bed and would be visible when the waters were low. There was an ocular demonstration, therefore, that Israel was really once in these depths. We must not forget the Rock out of which we were hewn, Isaiah 51:1; 1 Corinthians 6:11. Let us never cease to magnify God's grace, Psalms 40:2.

The presence of the Ark alone restrained the piled-up waters. Thus Jesus stands between us and whatever would overwhelm us, especially sin and death, Hebrews 2:14. Do not, in rejecting Him, reject your only screen. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 4

¹ Twelve men are appointed to take twelve memorial stones from Jordan
⁹ Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan
¹⁰ The people pass over
¹⁴ God magnifies Joshua
¹⁵ The priests commanded to come out of Jordan
²⁰ The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal

What do the individual words in Joshua 4:14 mean?

On day that exalted Yahweh - Joshua in the sight of all Israel and they feared him as they had feared Moses all the days of his life -

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא גִּדַּ֤ל יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽרְא֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָרְא֥וּ מֹשֶׁ֖ה כָּל־ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו פ

בַּיּ֣וֹם	On day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֗וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
גִּדַּ֤ל	exalted
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּדַל Sense: to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things.
יְהוָה֙	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ	Joshua
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
בְּעֵינֵ֖י	in the sight
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
כָּל־	of all
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וַיִּֽרְא֣וּ	and they feared
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָרֵא Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
יָרְא֥וּ	they had feared
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָרֵא Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
מֹשֶׁ֖ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
יְמֵ֥י	the days
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
חַיָּֽיו	of his life
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: חַי Sense: living, alive.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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