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Jos 1:10 — Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the officers of the people		The shoterim, or officers, were different from the shophetim, who were the judges among the people. The shoterim have been supposed to be subordinate officers, whose business it was to see the decisions of the shophetim carried into effect. Calmet conjectures, that the shoterim here may have been the heralds of the army.

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Scott, Thomas. "Joshua 1:10," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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