Joshua 1:16 (YLT)

Passage

And they answer Joshua, saying, `All that thou hast commanded us we do; and unto every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou dost send us, we go;

Nearby Context

Joshua 1:14 your wives, your infants, and your substance, abide in the land which Moses hath given to you beyond the Jordan, and ye--ye pass over by fifties, before your brethren, all the mighty ones of valour, and have helped them,

Joshua 1:15 till that Jehovah giveth rest to your brethren as to yourselves, and they have possessed, even they, the land which Jehovah your God is giving to them; then ye have turned back to the land of your possession, and have possessed it, which Moses, servant of Jehovah, hath given to you beyond the Jordan, <FI>at<Fi> the sun-rising.'

Joshua 1:16 And they answer Joshua, saying, `All that thou hast commanded us we do; and unto every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou dost send us, we go;

Joshua 1:17 according to all that we hearkened unto Moses <FI>in<Fi> , so we hearken unto thee; surely Jehovah thy God is with thee as He hath been with Moses.

Joshua 1:18 Any man who doth provoke thy mouth, and doth not hear thy words, in all that thou dost command him, is put to death; only, be strong and courageous.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answer", "joshua", "saying", "thou", "hast", "commanded", "place", and "whither". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answer" and "joshua", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "till that Jehovah giveth rest to your..." into verse 17's "according to all that we hearkened unto...", so "answer" and "joshua" 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 "answer" and "joshua" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.