Joshua
Joshua 6:8
8After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| had spoken | כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר | ke·’ĕ·mōr | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the people | הָעָם֒ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| 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 | הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ | hay·yō·wḇ·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3104 ram, ram's horn, cornet |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| advanced | עָבְר֕וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| and blew | וְתָקְע֖וּ | wə·ṯā·qə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the horns | בַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת | baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7782 horn |
| and the ark | וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ | wa·’ă·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the covenant | בְּרִ֣ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1285 covenant |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| followed | הֹלֵ֖ךְ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| them | אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ | ’a·ḥă·rê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H310 behind |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.