Joshua
Joshua 24:17
17For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| brought | הַמַּעֲלֶ֨ה | ham·ma·‘ă·leh | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| us | אֹתָ֧נוּ | ’ō·ṯā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| our fathers | אֲבוֹתֵ֛ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| out of the land | מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֖יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| out of the house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of slavery | עֲבָדִ֑ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| and | וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר | wa·’ă·šer | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| performed | עָשָׂ֣ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| these | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| great | הַגְּדֹלוֹת֙ | hag·gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| signs | הָאֹת֤וֹת | hā·’ō·ṯō·wṯ | Article; Noun - common plural | H226 sign |
| before our eyes | לְעֵינֵ֗ינוּ | lə·‘ê·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common plural | H5869 eye |
| He also protected us | וַֽיִּשְׁמְרֵ֗נוּ | way·yiš·mə·rê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| throughout | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| our journey | הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and among all | וּבְכֹל֙ | ū·ḇə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הָֽעַמִּ֔ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| through which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| we traveled | עָבַ֖רְנוּ | ‘ā·ḇar·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
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