First name Joshua in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Joshua is the name of the 1 of the 12 spies (called Hoshea)- from Ephraim (NUM 13:8), servant of Moses (EXO 17:9), as well as name of the Beth-shemite (1SA 6:14) and the governor of Beersheba (?) (2KI 23:8). Meaning of the name: a savior; a deliverer. Related names are: Israel, Moses, Nun . The translations of Joshua in 109 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Josué in Spanish to ヨシュア in Japanese!
Name Joshua in the world's Bibles
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. (EXO 17:9)
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. (EXO 17:10)
And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. (EXO 17:13)
And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. (EXO 17:14)
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. (EXO 24:13)
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. (EXO 32:17)
And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. (EXO 33:11)
And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. (NUM 11:28)
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: (NUM 14:6)
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. (NUM 14:30)
But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. (NUM 14:38)
For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. (NUM 26:65)
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; (NUM 27:18)
And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: (NUM 27:22)
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD. (NUM 32:12)
So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel: (NUM 32:28)
These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. (NUM 34:17)
But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. (DEU 1:38)
And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. (DEU 3:21)
But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. (DEU 3:28)
The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said. (DEU 31:3)
And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. (DEU 31:7)
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. (DEU 31:14)
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. (DEU 31:14)
And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee. (DEU 31:23)
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses. (DEU 34:9)
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, (JOS 1:1)
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, (JOS 1:10)
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, (JOS 1:12)
And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. (JOS 1:16)

Popularity of the name Joshua in its translations around the world

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