Joshua
Joshua 3:15
15Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| overflows | מָלֵא֙ | mā·lê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| its banks | גְּדוֹתָ֔יו | gə·ḏō·w·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1415 bank of river |
| throughout | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the harvest | קָצִֽיר׃ | qā·ṣîr | Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| season | יְמֵ֥י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| But as soon as the priests | הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| carrying | נֹשְׂאֵ֤י | nō·śə·’ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the ark | הָֽאָרוֹן֙ | hā·’ā·rō·wn | Article; Noun - common singular | H727 chest, ark |
| reached | וּכְב֞וֹא | ū·ḵə·ḇō·w | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the Jordan | וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן | wə·hay·yar·dên | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| their feet | וְרַגְלֵ֤י | wə·raḡ·lê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct | H7272 foot |
| touched | נִטְבְּל֖וּ | niṭ·bə·lū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2881 dip |
| the water’s | הַמָּ֑יִם | ham·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| edge | בִּקְצֵ֣ה | biq·ṣêh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7097 end, extremity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 12:15 · Joshua 4:18 · Jeremiah 49:19 · Jeremiah 12:5 · Joshua 3:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.