Joshua 1:10 (GNV)

Passage

Then Ioshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

Nearby Context

Joshua 1:8 Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth, but meditate therin day and night, that thou mayest obserue and doe according to all that is written therein: for then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then shalt thou haue good successe.

Joshua 1:9 Haue not I commanded thee, saying, Be strong and of a good courage, feare not, nor be discouraged? for I the Lord thy God will be with thee, whithersoeuer thou goest.

Joshua 1:10 Then Ioshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

Joshua 1:11 Passe through the hoste, and commande the people, saying, Prepare you vitailes: for after three dayes ye shall passe ouer this Iorden, to goe in to possesse the lande, which the Lord your God giueth you to possesse it.

Joshua 1:12 And vnto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to halfe the tribe of Manasseh spake Ioshua, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ioshua", "commanded", "officers", "people", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ioshua" and "commanded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Haue not I commanded thee saying Be..." into verse 11's "Passe through the hoste and commande the...", so "ioshua" and "commanded" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ioshua" and "commanded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.