Jos 1:9 | KD | STEP | In conclusion, the Lord not only repeats His exhortation to firmness, but the promise that He gave in and Jos 1:6. “ Have I not” ( nonne ) is a rhetorical mode of saying, “Behold, I have,” the assurance being clothed in the form of an affirmative question. On the words “ be not afraid ,” etc., see and Deu 31:8.

‏ Joshua 1:9

In conclusion, the Lord not only repeats His exhortation to firmness, but the promise that He gave in Jos 1:5 and Jos 1:6. “Have I not” (nonne) is a rhetorical mode of saying, “Behold, I have,” the assurance being clothed in the form of an affirmative question. On the words “be not afraid,” etc., see Deu 31:6 and Deu 31:8.