Joshua
Joshua 24:8
8Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Later | וָאָבִאָה | wå̄·ʾå̄·ḇi·ʾå̄h | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| I brought | וָאָבִאָה | wå̄·ʾå̄·ḇi·ʾå̄h | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| you to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the land | אֶ֤רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Amorites | הָאֱמֹרִי֙ | hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
| who lived | הַיּוֹשֵׁב֙ | hay·yō·wō·šêḇ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| beyond | בְּעֵ֣בֶר | bə·‘ê·ḇer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5676 region across or beyond, side |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| They fought | וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ | way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against you | אִתְּכֶ֑ם | ’it·tə·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H854 with |
| but I delivered | וָאֶתֵּ֨ן | wā·’et·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | אוֹתָ֤ם | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into your hand | בְּיֶדְכֶם֙ | bə·yeḏ·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| that you should possess | וַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ | wat·tî·rə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| their land | אַרְצָ֔ם | ’ar·ṣām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| when I destroyed them | וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֖ם | wā·’aš·mî·ḏêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| before you | מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃ | mip·pə·nê·ḵem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.