Joshua
Joshua 4:18
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.
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.