Joshua
Joshua 18:9
9So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the men | הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| departed | וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and went throughout | וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the land | בָאָ֔רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| mapping it | וַיִּכְתְּב֧וּהָ | way·yiḵ·tə·ḇū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H3789 write |
| city by city | לֶֽעָרִ֛ים | le·‘ā·rîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| into seven | לְשִׁבְעָ֥ה | lə·šiḇ·‘āh | Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| portions | חֲלָקִ֖ים | ḥă·lā·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| Then they returned | וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| with the document | סֵ֑פֶר | sê·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| in Shiloh | שִׁלֹֽה׃ | ši·lōh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7887 Shiloh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.