Paragraph 4:14

4:14a

On that day: The phrase On that day refers to the day that the Israelites crossed the Jordan River.

the LORD exalted Joshua: The phrase the LORD exalted Joshua means that Yahweh honored Joshua when he made the Jordan River stop flowing. Yahweh showed the Israelites that Joshua was a leader whom they must respect because Yahweh had done this miracle by speaking through Joshua.

in the sight of all Israel: The phrase in the sight of all Israel indicates that all the people of Israel saw what Yahweh had done.

4:14b

and: The word and marks the result of what Yahweh did through Joshua’s leadership. It might be more natural in some languages to translate this word with a word or phrase that expresses result, such as:

therefore
-or-
because of this

they revered him: The clause they revered him indicates that the Israelites honored and respected Joshua.

4:14c

all the days of his life: The phrase all the days of his life refers to the rest of Joshua’s life, or for as long as Joshua lived.

4:14d

just as: The words just as mean “in the same way.”

they had revered Moses: The clause they had revered Moses indicates that the Israelites had honored and respected Moses.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

in the same way that they had honored Moses

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