Joshua

Joshua 3:4

⁴But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits^b between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

Footnotes

b 3:4 2,000 cubits is approximately 3,000 feet or 914.4 meters.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אַ֣ךְ׀	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
keep a distance	רָח֣וֹק	rā·ḥō·wq	Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
of about two thousand	כְּאַלְפַּ֥יִם	kə·’al·pa·yim	Preposition-k; Number - md	H505 thousand
cubits	אַמָּ֖ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
between yourselves	בֵּֽינֵיכֶם֙	bê·nê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H996 interval, space between
and the ark	וּבֵינוֹ	ū·ḇē·nō	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H996 interval, space between
Do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
go near it	תִּקְרְב֣וּ	tiq·rə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
so that	לְמַ֤עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you can see	תֵּֽדְעוּ֙	tê·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
the way	הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to go	תֵּֽלְכוּ־	tê·lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
since	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have never	לֹ֧א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
traveled	עֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם	‘ă·ḇar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
this way	בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
before	מִתְּמ֥וֹל	mit·tə·mō·wl	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8543 yesterday

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.