Joshua
Joshua 10:18
18So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Roll | גֹּ֛לּוּ | gōl·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1556 roll, roll away |
| large | גְּדֹל֖וֹת | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| stones | אֲבָנִ֥ים | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the mouth | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the cave | הַמְּעָרָ֑ה | ham·mə·‘ā·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| and post | וְהַפְקִ֧ידוּ | wə·hap̄·qî·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֖ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| there | עָלֶ֛יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| to guard them | לְשָׁמְרָֽם׃ | lə·šā·mə·rām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.