Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “
King James Version
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
Holman Bible
So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you delay going out to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, gave you?
International Standard Version
So Joshua told the Israelis, "How long will you delay invading and taking possession of the land that the LORD God of your ancestors has given you?
A Conservative Version
And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, How long are ye slack to go in to possess the land, which LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
American Standard Version
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, hath given you?
Amplified
So Joshua asked them, “How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Bible in Basic English
Then Joshua said to the children of Israel, Why are you so slow to go in and take up your heritage in the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Darby Translation
And Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long will ye shew yourselves slack to go to take possession of the land which Jehovah the God of your fathers hath given you?
Julia Smith Translation
And Joshua will say to the sons of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land which Jehovah the God of your fathers gave to you?
King James 2000
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long will you hesitate to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Joshua said to the {Israelites}, "{How long} [will] you be slack about going to take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, has given you?
Modern King James verseion
And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, How long will you fail to go in to possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers has given you?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, "How long are ye so slack to go and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
NET Bible
So Joshua said to the Israelites: "How long do you intend to put off occupying the land the Lord God of your ancestors has given you?
New Heart English Bible
Joshua said to the children of Israel, "How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
The Emphasized Bible
So Joshua said unto the sons of Israel, - How long, will ye be too slothful, to enter in and take possession of the land, which Yahweh God of your fathers, hath given unto you?
Webster
And Joshua said to the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?
World English Bible
Joshua said to the children of Israel, "How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Youngs Literal Translation
and Joshua saith unto the sons of Israel, 'Till when are ye remiss to go in to possess the land which He hath given to you, Jehovah, God of your fathers?
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 18:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Last Of The Land Is Divided
2
And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.
3 So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 18:9
And they said, Arise, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good; and are ye to remain still? Do not be slothful to go and to enter to possess the land.
Proverbs 2:2-6
so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to intelligence,
Proverbs 10:4
He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made plain.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever thy hand finds to do, do it with all thy might, for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol, where thou goest.
Zephaniah 3:16
In that time it shall be said to Jerusalem, Do not fear; and to Zion, Do not let thine hands be slack.
Matthew 20:6
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and said unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
John 6:27
Labour not for the food which perishes, but for the food which abides unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you, for him has God the Father sealed.
Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I do not reckon to have laid hold of it yet, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and extending myself unto those things which are ahead,
2 Peter 1:10-11
Therefore, brethren, give all the more diligence to make your calling and election sure; for doing these things, ye shall never fall.