Joshua 1:18 (GNV)

Passage

Whosoeuer shall rebell against thy commandement, and will not obey thy wordes in all that thou commaundest him, let him bee put to death: onely be strong and of good courage.

Nearby Context

Joshua 1:16 Then they answered Ioshua, saying, Al that thou hast commanded vs, we will doe, and whithersoeuer thou sendest vs, we will goe.

Joshua 1:17 As we obeyed Moses in all things, so will we obey thee: onely the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

Joshua 1:18 Whosoeuer shall rebell against thy commandement, and will not obey thy wordes in all that thou commaundest him, let him bee put to death: onely be strong and of good courage.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whosoeuer", "shall", "rebell", "against", "commandement", "obey", "wordes", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whosoeuer" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "As we obeyed Moses in all things...", giving immediate footing for "whosoeuer" and "shall". In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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