Joshua
Joshua 6:15
15Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they got up | וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ | way·yaš·ki·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7925 start, rise, early |
| at dawn | כַּעֲל֣וֹת | ka·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and marched around | וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ | way·yā·sōb·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| the city | הָעִ֛יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| seven | שֶׁ֣בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| times | פְּעָמִ֑ים | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| in the same | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| manner | כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט | kam·miš·pāṭ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| That | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was the only | רַ֚ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| they circled | סָבְב֥וּ | sā·ḇə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| the city | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| seven | שֶׁ֥בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| times | פְּעָמִֽים׃ | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
Cross-references
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Psalm 119:147 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Matthew 28:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.