Joshua

Joshua 4:15–18

¹⁵Then the LORD said to Joshua, ¹⁶“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony^b to come up from the Jordan.”

¹⁷So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”

¹⁸When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

Footnotes

b 4:16 That is, the ark of the covenant

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Joshua 4:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said to	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua

Joshua 4:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Command	צַוֵּה֙	ṣaw·wêh	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the priests	הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who carry	נֹשְׂאֵ֖י	nō·śə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the Testimony	הָעֵד֑וּת	hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5715 testimony
to come up	וְיַעֲל֖וּ	wə·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan

Joshua 4:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
commanded	וַיְצַ֣ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
Come up	עֲל֖וּ	‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan

Joshua 4:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
carrying	נֹשְׂאֵ֨י	nō·śə·’ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
the ark	אֲר֤וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came up	בַּעֲלוֹת	ba·ʿă·lōṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out	מִתּ֣וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
and their	הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
feet	כַּפּוֹת֙	kap·pō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
touched	נִתְּק֗וּ	nit·tə·qū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
the dry land	הֶחָרָבָ֑ה	he·ḥā·rā·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2724 dry ground
the waters	מֵֽי־	mê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּן֙	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
returned	וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to their course	לִמְקוֹמָ֔ם	lim·qō·w·mām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4725 standing, spot, condition
and overflowed	וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the banks	גְּדוֹתָֽיו׃	gə·ḏō·w·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1415 bank of river
as before	כִתְמוֹל־	ḵiṯ·mō·wl-	Preposition-k; Adverb	H8543 yesterday

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Joshua 4:17 Genesis 8:16–18

Joshua 4:18 Joshua 3:15

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