Joshua

Joshua 24:4–7

⁴and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

⁵Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and afterward I brought you out. ⁶When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea,^b the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea. ⁷So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

Footnotes

b 24:6 Or the Sea of Reeds

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Joshua 24:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and to Isaac	לְיִצְחָ֔ק	lə·yiṣ·ḥāq	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
I gave	וָאֶתֵּ֣ן	wā·’et·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and Esau	עֵשָׂ֑ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
I gave	וָאֶתֵּ֨ן	wā·’et·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
Esau	לְעֵשָׂ֜ו	lə·‘ê·śāw	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
Mount	הַ֤ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Seir	שֵׂעִיר֙	śê·‘îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr
to possess	לָרֶ֣שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
but Jacob	וְיַעֲקֹ֥ב	wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and his sons	וּבָנָ֖יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
went down	יָרְד֥וּ	yā·rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Joshua 24:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I sent	וָאֶשְׁלַ֞ח	wā·’eš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֙	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and I afflicted	וָאֶגֹּ֣ף	wā·’eg·gōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5062 strike, smite
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
by what	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I did	עָשִׂ֖יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
there	בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ	bə·qir·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
and afterward	וְאַחַ֖ר	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
I brought you out	הוֹצֵ֥אתִי	hō·w·ṣê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out

Joshua 24:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When I brought	וָֽאוֹצִ֤יא	wā·’ō·w·ṣî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
your fathers	אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
out of Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and you reached	וַתָּבֹ֖אוּ	wat·tā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the Red Sea	הַיָּ֑מָּה	hay·yām·māh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3220 sea
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֜יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
pursued	וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
with chariots	בְּרֶ֥כֶב	bə·re·ḵeḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and horsemen	וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים	ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H6571 horse, steed
as far as the Red Sea	יַם־	yam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea

Joshua 24:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ	way·yiṣ·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and He put	וַיָּ֨שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
darkness	מַֽאֲפֵ֜ל	ma·’ă·p̄êl	Noun - masculine singular	H3990 darkness
between	בֵּינֵיכֶ֣ם׀	bê·nê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H996 interval, space between
you and the Egyptians	הַמִּצְרִ֗ים	ham·miṣ·rîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H4713 Mitsrite
over whom	עָלָ֤יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
He brought	וַיָּבֵ֨א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the sea	הַיָּם֙	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and engulfed them	וַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּ	way·ḵas·sê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
Your very eyes	עֵינֵיכֶ֔ם	‘ê·nê·ḵem	Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
saw	וַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙	wat·tir·’e·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7200 see
what	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I did	עָשִׂ֖יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
to the Egyptians	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Then you lived	וַתֵּשְׁב֥וּ	wat·tê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the wilderness	בַמִּדְבָּ֖ר	ḇam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
for a long	רַבִּֽים׃	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
time	יָמִ֥ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day