Joshua
Joshua 2:23
23Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the | הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| started back | וַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| came down | וַיֵּרְד֣וּ | way·yê·rə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| from the hill country | מֵֽהָהָ֔ר | mê·hā·hār | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| and crossed | וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ | way·ya·‘aḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| So they came | וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| son | בִּן־ | bin- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nun | נ֑וּן | nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5126 Nun, Non |
| and reported | וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ | way·sap·pə·rū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that had happened | הַמֹּצְא֖וֹת | ham·mō·ṣə·’ō·wṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| to them | אוֹתָֽם׃ | ’ō·w·ṯām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H854 with |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.