Joshua

Joshua 4:8–9

⁸Thus the Israelites did as Joshua had commanded them. They took up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each tribe of Israel, just as the LORD had told Joshua; and they carried them to the camp, where they set them down.

⁹Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan,^a in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.

Footnotes

a 4:9 Some translators And Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan

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Joshua 4:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus the Israelites	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
did	וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־	way·ya·‘ă·śū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
had commanded them	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
They took up	וַיִּשְׂא֡וּ	way·yiś·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
twelve	שְׁתֵּֽי־	šə·tê-	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
stones	אֲבָנִ֜ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
from the middle	מִתּ֣וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
one for each	לְמִסְפַּ֖ר	lə·mis·par	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
tribe	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had told	דִּבֶּ֤ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
and they carried	וַיַּעֲבִר֤וּם	way·ya·‘ă·ḇi·rūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
them	עִמָּם֙	‘im·mām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the camp	הַמָּל֔וֹן	ham·mā·lō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4411 lodging-place, inn, khan
where they set them down	וַיַּנִּח֖וּם	way·yan·ni·ḥūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5117 rest

Joshua 4:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joshua also	יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
set up	הֵקִ֣ים	hê·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
twelve	וּשְׁתֵּ֧ים	ū·šə·têm	Conjunctive waw; Number - fd	H8147 two
stones	אֲבָנִ֗ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
in the middle	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּן֒	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
in the place	תַּ֗חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
where the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who carried	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 covenant	הַבְּרִ֑ית	hab·bə·rîṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
stood	מַצַּב֙	maṣ·ṣaḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4673 standing-place, station, garrison
And	וַיִּ֣הְיוּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

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Joshua 4:9 1 Samuel 7:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.