Joshua
Joshua 18:8
8As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| got up | וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ | way·yā·qu·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| to go out | וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ | way·yê·lê·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| commanded | וַיְצַ֣ו | way·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| them | הַהֹלְכִים֩ | ha·hō·lə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to map out | לִכְתֹּ֨ב | liḵ·tōḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3789 write |
| the land | הָאָ֜רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Go | לְ֠כוּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and survey | וְהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ | wə·hiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the land | בָאָ֜רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| map it out | וְכִתְב֤וּ | wə·ḵiṯ·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3789 write |
| and return | וְשׁ֣וּבוּ | wə·šū·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Then I will cast | אַשְׁלִ֨יךְ | ’aš·lîḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| lots | גּוֹרָ֛ל | gō·w·rāl | Noun - masculine singular | H1486 lot |
| for you | לָכֶ֥ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| here | וּ֠פֹה | ū·p̄ōh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| in Shiloh | בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ | bə·ši·lōh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7887 Shiloh |
| in the presence | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Acts 1:24–26 · Joshua 18:10 · Romans 14:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.