Joshua
Joshua 4:8
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.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.