Joshua 24:3 (YLT)

Passage

and I take your father Abraham from beyond the River, and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan, and multiply his seed, and give to him Isaac.

Nearby Context

Joshua 24:1 And Joshua gathereth all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calleth for the elders of Israel, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and they station themselves before God.

Joshua 24:2 And Joshua saith unto all the people, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Beyond the River have your fathers dwelt of old--Terah father of Abraham and father of Nachor--and they serve other gods;

Joshua 24:3 and I take your father Abraham from beyond the River, and cause him to go through all the land of Canaan, and multiply his seed, and give to him Isaac.

Joshua 24:4 And I give to Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I give to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his sons have gone down to Egypt.

Joshua 24:5 And I send Moses and Aaron, and plague Egypt, as I have done in its midst, and afterwards I have brought you out.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "take", "father", "abraham", "beyond", "river", "cause", "through", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "take" and "father", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And Joshua saith unto all the people..." into verse 4's "And I give to Isaac Jacob and...", so "take" and "father" 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 "take" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.