Joshua
Joshua 6:13
13And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the seven | וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה | wə·šiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| priests | הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| carrying | נֹשְׂאִים֩ | nō·śə·’îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| seven | שִׁבְעָ֨ה | šiḇ·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| rams’ horns | הַיֹּבְלִ֗ים | hay·yō·ḇə·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3104 ram, ram's horn, cornet |
| kept marching | הֹלְכִ֣ים | hō·lə·ḵîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| ahead | לִפְנֵי֙ | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and blowing | וְתָקְע֖וּ | wə·ṯā·qə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the horns | בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת | baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7782 horn |
| The armed troops | וְהֶחָלוּץ֙ | wə·he·ḥā·lūṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2502 draw off or out, withdraw |
| went | הֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in front of them | לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | lip̄·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| and the rear guard | וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף | wə·ham·’as·sêp̄ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| followed | הֹלֵךְ֙ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| while the horns | בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ | baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7782 horn |
| kept | הוֹלֵךְ | hō·lēḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| sounding | וְתָק֥וֹעַ | wə·ṯā·qō·w·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
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