Joshua
Joshua 10:27
27At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At sunset | בּ֣וֹא | bō·w | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| ordered | צִוָּ֤ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| that they be taken down | וַיֹּֽרִידוּם֙ | way·yō·rî·ḏūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| from | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the trees | הָעֵצִ֔ים | hā·‘ê·ṣîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| and thrown | וַיַּ֨שְׁלִכֻ֔ם | way·yaš·li·ḵum | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the cave | הַמְּעָרָ֖ה | ham·mə·‘ā·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| in which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they had hidden | נֶחְבְּאוּ־ | neḥ·bə·’ū- | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2244 withdraw, hide |
| Then large | גְּדֹלוֹת֙ | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| stones | אֲבָנִ֤ים | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| were placed | וַיָּשִׂ֜מוּ | way·yā·śi·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the mouth | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the cave | הַמְּעָרָ֔ה | ham·mə·‘ā·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| and the stones | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| are there to this | הַזֶּֽה׃פ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Joshua 8:29 · 2 Samuel 18:17 · Joshua 7:26 · Deuteronomy 21:22–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.