Joshua
Joshua 4:12–13
12The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them. 13About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
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Joshua 4:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Reubenites | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| the Gadites | וּבְנֵי־ | ū·ḇə·nê- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and the half-tribe | וַחֲצִ֨י | wa·ḥă·ṣî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2677 half |
| of Manasseh | הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ | ham·naš·šeh | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| crossed over | וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| armed for battle | חֲמֻשִׁ֔ים | ḥă·mu·šîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H2571 staunch, soldiers |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Moses | מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| had instructed them | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Joshua 4:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About 40,000 | כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים | kə·’ar·bā·‘îm | Preposition-k; Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| troops armed | חֲלוּצֵ֣י | ḥă·lū·ṣê | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H2502 draw off or out, withdraw |
| for battle | לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| crossed over | עָבְר֞וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| before | לִפְנֵ֤י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| into | אֶ֖ל | ’el | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the plains | עַֽרְב֥וֹת | ‘ar·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H6160 desert-plain, steppe |
| of Jericho | יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ס | yə·rî·ḥōw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3405 Jericho |
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Joshua 4:13 Ephesians 6:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.