Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your fellow Israelites but have carried out the mission the LORD your God gave you. New Living Translation During all this time you have not deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of the LORD your God right up to the present day. English Standard Version You have not forsaken your brothers these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the LORD your God. Berean Standard Bible All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God. King James Bible Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. New King James Version You have not left your brethren these many days, up to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. New American Standard Bible You have not abandoned your brothers these many days to this day, but have fulfilled the obligation of the commandment of the LORD your God. NASB 1995 “You have not forsaken your brothers these many days to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. NASB 1977 “You have not forsaken your brothers these many days to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. Legacy Standard Bible You have not forsaken your brothers these many days to this day, but have kept the responsibility of the commandment of Yahweh your God. Amplified Bible You have not deserted your brothers these many days to this day, but have [carefully] kept the obligation of the commandment of the LORD your God. Christian Standard Bible You have not deserted your brothers even once this whole time but have carried out the requirement of the command of the LORD your God. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have not deserted your brothers even once this whole time but have carried out the requirement of the command of the LORD your God. American Standard Version ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of Jehovah your God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you have not forsaken your brethren now for many days until today, and you have kept the commandments of LORD JEHOVAH your God Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye have not deserted your brethren these many days: until this day ye have kept the commandment of the Lord your God. Douay-Rheims Bible Neither have you left your brethren this long time, until this present day, keeping the commandment of the Lord your God. English Revised Version ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. GOD'S WORD® Translation All this time, to this day, you have never deserted your relatives. You have carefully kept the commands of the LORD your God. Good News Translation All this time you have never once deserted the other Israelites. You have been careful to obey the commands of the LORD your God. International Standard Version You haven't abandoned your relatives these past days to the present, and you have met the obligation contained in the commands of the LORD your God. JPS Tanakh 1917 ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. Literal Standard Version you have not left your brothers these many days to this day, and have kept the charge—the command of your God YHWH. Majority Standard Bible All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God. New American Bible For many years now, even until today, you have not abandoned your allies, but have taken care to observe the commands of the LORD, your God. NET Bible You have not abandoned your fellow Israelites this entire time, right up to this very day. You have completed the task given you by the LORD your God. New Revised Standard Version you have not forsaken your kindred these many days, down to this day, but have been careful to keep the charge of the LORD your God. New Heart English Bible You have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have performed the duty of the commandment of the LORD your God. Webster's Bible Translation Ye have not left your brethren these many days to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. World English Bible You have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have performed the duty of the commandment of Yahweh your God. Young's Literal Translation ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, and have kept the charge -- the command of Jehovah your God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Eastern Tribes Return Home…2and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. 3All this time you have not deserted your brothers, up to this very day, but have kept the charge given you by the LORD your God. 4And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan.… Cross References Joshua 22:2 and told them, "You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. Joshua 22:4 And now that the LORD your God has given your brothers rest as He promised them, you may return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you across the Jordan. Treasury of Scripture You have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. Philippians 1:23-27 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: … Jump to Previous Careful Carried Charge Command Commandment Deserted Duty Kept Mission Performed TimeJump to Next Careful Carried Charge Command Commandment Deserted Duty Kept Mission Performed TimeJoshua 22 1. The two tribes and a half with a blessing are sent home,10. They build the altar of testimony in their journey 11. The Israelites are offended thereat 21. They vindicate their conduct, and give them good satisfaction Verse 3. - Many days (see note on ver. 1). The expression in the original implies more, a great many days, the usual expression for a period of considerable length. Thus the military service of these tribes must under any circumstances have been a prolonged and arduous one, and they well deserved the encomiums which Joshua here lavishes upon them. It is a remarkable and almost inexplicable fact, that while the sojourn in the wilderness is represented as one long catalogue of murmurings, not one single complaint (unless we may call the gentle expostulation of the tribe of Joseph, in ch. 17, a complaint) disturbs the peace of the tribes while Joshua led them. This remarkable consistency of the narrative throughout, so great a contrast to what precedes and what follows, and felt to be so by the writer (Joshua 24:31), is of itself no small pledge of the trustworthiness of the whole. A collector at random from various narratives, themselves to a considerable extent fictitious, could hardly have managed to cull portions which would form an harmonious whole. A writer who was inventing his details would hardly have thought of making his history so great a contrast to the rest of the history of Israel, save with the idea of exalting the character of his hero. But there is no attempt to set Joshua above Moses, or any other Jewish leader. In fact, it is an argument for the early composition of the hook that there is no reference, not even an allusion, to any later events in the history of Israel. Why there was this marked difference between Israel under Joshua, and Israel at any other time, is a question somewhat difficult to determine. Yet we may believe that it was the evidence of visible success. While the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness, they felt keenly, as men accustomed to a civilised and settled life, the inconveniences of a nomad existence. By their mingled impatience and cowardice they had forfeited their claim to God's protection. Even the observance of their feasts, and still further the rite of initiation into the covenant itself, were in abeyance (see notes on Joshua 5:2-8). So uncertain, humanly speaking, was their future, that it was as difficult a task, and one the successful accomplishment of which was above unassisted human powers, for Moses to keep them together in the wilderness, as it was for Joshua to lead them to victory in the promised land. And it is one of the commonest of Christian experiences, both in the history of individuals and of the Christian Church, that times of prosperity are times of content and outward satisfaction. It is the times of adversity that try men's faith and patience. As long as the Israelitish Church was subduing kingdoms, winning splendid victories, experiencing the encouragement derivable from God's sensible presence and intervention, there was no discontent, discouragement, or wavering. But the trials of the long wandering, as well as those incident to the quiet, unostentatious discharge of duty, were fatal to their faith and patience. Can theirs be said to be a singular history? Kept the charge. The words in the original have reference to the punctual discharge of a duty entrusted to a person to fulfil. It may be rendered, "kept the observance of the commandment." This commandment, as we have before seen, was given in Numbers 32. (see also Joshua 1:12-18). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew All this timeיָמִ֣ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day you have not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no deserted עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם (‘ă·zaḇ·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit your brothers, אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם (’ă·ḥê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) up to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this very day, הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day but have kept וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֕ם (ū·šə·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the charge מִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת (miš·me·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function given you מִצְוַ֖ת (miṣ·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4687: Commandment by the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Joshua 22:3 NIVJoshua 22:3 NLT Joshua 22:3 ESV Joshua 22:3 NASB Joshua 22:3 KJV Joshua 22:3 BibleApps.com Joshua 22:3 Biblia Paralela Joshua 22:3 Chinese Bible Joshua 22:3 French Bible Joshua 22:3 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 22:3 You have not left your brothers these (Josh. 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