Joshua
Joshua 22:8
8saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saying | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Return | שׁ֤וּבוּ | šū·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| your homes | אָֽהֳלֵיכֶם֙ | ’ā·ho·lê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H168 tent |
| with your great | רַבִּ֜ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| wealth | בִּנְכָסִ֨ים | bin·ḵā·sîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H5233 riches, treasures |
| with immense | רַב־ | raḇ- | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| herds of livestock | וּבְמִקְנֶ֣ה | ū·ḇə·miq·neh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4735 cattle |
| with silver | בְּכֶ֨סֶף | bə·ḵe·sep̄ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| gold | וּבְזָהָ֜ב | ū·ḇə·zā·hāḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| bronze | וּבִנְחֹ֧שֶׁת | ū·ḇin·ḥō·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
| iron | וּבְבַרְזֶ֛ל | ū·ḇə·ḇar·zel | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| and very many | הַרְבֵּ֣ה | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| clothes | וּבִשְׂלָמ֖וֹת | ū·ḇiś·lā·mō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H8008 id. |
| Divide | חִלְק֥וּ | ḥil·qū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H2505 divide, share |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| your brothers | אֲחֵיכֶֽם׃פ | ’ă·ḥê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| the spoil | שְׁלַל־ | šə·lal- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| of your enemies | אֹיְבֵיכֶ֖ם | ’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 31:27 · 1 Samuel 30:24 · Deuteronomy 8:9–14 · Proverbs 3:16 · Deuteronomy 8:17–18 · 2 Chronicles 17:5 · 1 Samuel 30:16 · Psalm 68:12 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · Hebrews 11:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.