11:15a

As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses: The clause As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses refers to Yahweh’s command to Moses to destroy the inhabitants of the land. Yahweh gave Moses this command in Numbers 33:51–52. Verse 11:15 emphasizes that Joshua followed these commands completely.

In some languages it may help to include some implicit information. For example:

As Yahweh had commanded his servant Moses ⌊to destroy all the inhabitants of the land⌋

11:15b

so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did: The clause so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did indicates that Moses told Joshua what Yahweh had commanded, and Joshua obeyed the command to destroy the people living in the land of Canaan.

Here are some other ways to translate 15a-b:

The command that Yahweh gave to Moses his servant, Moses told to Joshua, and Joshua obeyed.

Yahweh had commanded Moses his servant ⌊to kill all the people in the land⌋ . Moses gave this command to Joshua, and Joshua obeyed it.

11:15c

leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses: The phrase leaving nothing undone is a double negative. Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

he did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses
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he did not fail to do anything that Yahweh had commanded Moses

This clause repeats the information that Joshua completely obeyed Yahweh’s command. It is repeated for emphasis. Use a way that is most natural to show how completely Joshua followed Yahweh’s commands.

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