Joshua
Joshua 4:12
12The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.