Joshua

Joshua 5:1

1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coasta heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over,b their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

Footnotes

  • a 5:1 That is, along the Mediterranean coast; literally along the sea
  • b 5:1 Or until we had crossed over

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוַיְהִ֣יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֡יhā·’ĕ·mō·rîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH567 Amorites
kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
west ofיָ֗מָּהyām·māhNoun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH3220 sea
the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3669 trader, merchant
kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
alongעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the coastהַיָּ֔םhay·yāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
heardכִשְׁמֹ֣עַḵiš·mō·a‘Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8085 hear
howאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had dried upהוֹבִ֨ישׁhō·w·ḇîšVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3001 be dry, dried up, withered
the watersמֵ֧יmêNoun - masculine plural constructH4325 water, juice, urine
of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan
beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
they had crossed overעָבְרָנוּʿå̄·ḇə·rå̄·nūVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
their heartsלְבָבָ֗םlə·ḇā·ḇāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סway·yim·masConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4549 dissolve, melt
and their spiritsר֔וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singularH7307 breath, wind, spirit
failedוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
for fear ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son

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