Joshua
Joshua 6:4
4Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have seven | וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה | wə·šiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| priests | כֹהֲנִ֡ים | ḵō·hă·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| carry | יִשְׂאוּ֩ | yiś·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| seven | שִׁבְעָ֨ה | šiḇ·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| rams’ horns | הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ | hay·yō·wḇ·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3104 ram, ram's horn, cornet |
| in front | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the ark | הָאָר֔וֹן | hā·’ā·rō·wn | Article; Noun - common singular | H727 chest, ark |
| Then on the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| day | וּבַיּוֹם֙ | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| march around | תָּסֹ֥בּוּ | tā·sōb·bū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| the city | הָעִ֖יר | 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 |
| while the priests | וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| blow | יִתְקְע֖וּ | yiṯ·qə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the horns | בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ | baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7782 horn |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 20:17 · Revelation 16:1 · 1 Kings 18:43 · Revelation 8:2 · Judges 7:15–22 · Leviticus 25:8–9 · Numbers 23:1 · 2 Kings 5:10 · Leviticus 14:16 · Revelation 1:4 · Revelation 1:20 · 2 Chronicles 20:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.