Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Joshua.3.1", "source": "וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ בַּבֹּ֜קֶר וַיִּסְע֣וּ מֵֽהַשִׁטִּ֗ים וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן ה֖וּא וְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּלִ֥נוּ שָׁ֖ם טֶ֥רֶם יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃", "text": "*wə-yaškēm* *yəhôšuaʿ* in-the-*bōqer* *wə-yissəʿû* from-*ha-šiṭṭîm* *wə-yābōʾû* until-*ha-yardēn* he and-all-*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *wə-yālînû* there *ṭerem* *yaʿăbōrû*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaškēm*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he rose early", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*wə-yissəʿû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they journeyed/set out", "*ha-šiṭṭîm*": "definite article + proper noun - Shittim (place name)", "*wə-yābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they came", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan (river)", "*bənê*": "noun construct, masculine plural - sons of/children of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wə-yālînû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they lodged/spent the night", "*ṭerem*": "adverb - before/not yet", "*yaʿăbōrû*": "qal imperfect 3mp - they would cross over" }, "variants": { "*yaškēm*": "to rise early, to start early", "*šiṭṭîm*": "acacia trees/place name Shittim", "*yābōʾû*": "to come, to enter, to arrive", "*yālînû*": "to lodge, to spend the night, to remain overnight", "*ṭerem*": "not yet, before, ere" } }

Verse 3

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Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Joshua.3.4", "source": "אַ֣ךְ ׀ רָח֣וֹק יִהְיֶ֗ה בֵּֽינֵיכֶם֙ *ובינו **וּבֵינָ֔יו כְּאַלְפַּ֥יִם אַמָּ֖ה בַּמִּדָּ֑ה אַֽל־תִּקְרְב֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו לְמַ֤עַן אֲשֶׁר־תֵּֽדְעוּ֙ אֶת־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָ֔הּ כִּ֣י לֹ֧א עֲבַרְתֶּ֛ם בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ מִתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃", "text": "*ʾak* *rāḥôq* *yihyeh* between-you and-between-it about-*ʾalpayim* *ʾammāh* in-*ha-middāh* not-*tiqrəbû* unto-it *ləmaʿan* *ʾăšer*-*tēdəʿû* *ʾet*-*ha-derek* *ʾăšer* you-shall-*tēlkû*-in-it because not *ʿăbartem* in-*ha-derek* from-*təmôl* *šilšôm*", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb/particle - only, surely, nevertheless", "*rāḥôq*": "adjective, masculine singular - distant, far", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3ms - it will be", "*ʾalpayim*": "numeral, dual - two thousand", "*ʾammāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cubit", "*ha-middāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the measure", "*tiqrəbû*": "qal imperfect 2mp + negative particle - do not come near", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which, that", "*tēdəʿû*": "qal imperfect 2mp - you may know", "*ha-derek*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the way", "*tēlkû*": "qal imperfect 2mp - you shall walk/go", "*ʿăbartem*": "qal perfect 2mp - you have passed over", "*təmôl*": "adverb - yesterday", "*šilšôm*": "adverb - day before yesterday, previously" }, "variants": { "*ʾak*": "only, surely, nevertheless, however", "*rāḥôq*": "far, distant, remote", "*ləmaʿan*": "so that, in order that", "*təmôl* *šilšôm*": "idiom: previously, in the past, before now" } }

Verse 6

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Verse 7

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Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Joshua.3.8", "source": "וְאַתָּ֗ה תְּצַוֶּה֙ אֶת־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֥י אֲרֽוֹן־הַבְּרִ֖ית לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּבֹאֲכֶ֗ם עַד־קְצֵה֙ מֵ֣י הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן בַּיַּרְדֵּ֖ן תַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃", "text": "and-you *təṣawweh* *ʾet*-*ha-kōhănîm* *nōśəʾê* *ʾărôn*-*ha-bərît* *lēmōr* when-*bōʾăkem* unto-*qəṣēh* *mê* *ha-yardēn* in-*ha-yardēn* *taʿămōdû*", "grammar": { "*təṣawweh*": "piel imperfect 2ms - you shall command", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-kōhănîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests", "*nōśəʾê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - bearers of", "*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of", "*ha-bərît*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the covenant", "*lēmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say", "*bōʾăkem*": "qal infinitive construct + 2mp suffix - your coming", "*qəṣēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - edge of", "*mê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - waters of", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*taʿămōdû*": "qal imperfect 2mp - you shall stand" }, "variants": { "*təṣawweh*": "to command, to order, to instruct", "*nōśəʾê*": "carriers of, bearers of", "*bōʾăkem*": "when you come, as you enter", "*qəṣēh*": "edge, extremity, end, border", "*taʿămōdû*": "you shall stand, you shall stop, you shall remain" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Joshua.3.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בְּזֹאת֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּן כִּ֛י אֵ֥ל חַ֖י בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וְהוֹרֵ֣שׁ יוֹרִ֣ישׁ מִ֠פְּנֵיכֶם אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י וְאֶת־הַחִתִּ֜י וְאֶת־הַחִוִּ֗י וְאֶת־הַפְּרִזִּי֙ וְאֶת־הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י וְהָאֱמֹרִ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *yəhôšuaʿ* by-*zōʾt* *tēdəʿûn* that *ʾēl* *ḥay* in-*qirbəkem* and-*hôrēš* *yôrîš* from-before-you *ʾet*-*ha-kənaʿănî* and-*ʾet*-*ha-ḥittî* and-*ʾet*-*ha-ḥiwwî* and-*ʾet*-*ha-pərizzî* and-*ʾet*-*ha-girgāšî* and-*ha-ʾĕmōrî* and-*ha-yəbûsî*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*tēdəʿûn*": "qal imperfect 2mp (paragogic nun) - you shall know", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living", "*qirbəkem*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2mp suffix - your midst", "*hôrēš*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - driving out", "*yôrîš*": "hiphil imperfect 3ms - he will drive out", "*ha-kənaʿănî*": "definite article + gentilic noun - the Canaanite", "*ha-ḥittî*": "definite article + gentilic noun - the Hittite", "*ha-ḥiwwî*": "definite article + gentilic noun - the Hivite", "*ha-pərizzî*": "definite article + gentilic noun - the Perizzite", "*ha-girgāšî*": "definite article + gentilic noun - the Girgashite", "*ha-ʾĕmōrî*": "definite article + gentilic noun - the Amorite", "*ha-yəbûsî*": "definite article + gentilic noun - the Jebusite" }, "variants": { "*zōʾt*": "this, by this, in this", "*tēdəʿûn*": "you will know, you shall know", "*ʾēl* *ḥay*": "living God, God alive", "*hôrēš* *yôrîš*": "infinitive absolute + imperfect construction - will surely drive out, will definitely dispossess" } }

Verse 13

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Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Joshua.3.15", "source": "וּכְב֞וֹא נֹשְׂאֵ֤י הָֽאָרוֹן֙ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וְרַגְלֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ נֹשְׂאֵ֣י הָֽאָר֔וֹן נִטְבְּל֖וּ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַמָּ֑יִם וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן מָלֵא֙ עַל־כָּל־גְּדוֹתָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י קָצִֽיר׃", "text": "and-as-*bôʾ* *nōśəʾê* *hā-ʾārôn* unto-*ha-yardēn* and-*raglê* *ha-kōhănîm* *nōśəʾê* *hā-ʾārôn* *niṭbəlû* in-*qəṣēh* *ha-māyim* and-*ha-yardēn* *mālēʾ* over-all-*gədôtāyw* all *yəmê* *qāṣîr*", "grammar": { "*bôʾ*": "qal infinitive construct - coming of", "*nōśəʾê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - bearers of", "*hā-ʾārôn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the ark", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*raglê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - feet of", "*ha-kōhănîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests", "*niṭbəlû*": "niphal perfect 3cp - they were dipped", "*qəṣēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - edge of", "*ha-māyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the waters", "*mālēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - full", "*gədôtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3ms suffix - its banks", "*yəmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - harvest" }, "variants": { "*niṭbəlû*": "were dipped, were immersed", "*qəṣēh*": "edge, brink, extremity", "*mālēʾ*": "full, filled, overflowing", "*gədôtāyw*": "its banks, its edges", "*qāṣîr*": "harvest, harvest time" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Joshua.3.16", "source": "וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ הַמַּיִם֩ הַיֹּרְדִ֨ים מִלְמַ֜עְלָה קָ֣מוּ נֵד־אֶחָ֗ד הַרְחֵ֨ק מְאֹ֜ד *באדם **מֵֽאָדָ֤ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִצַּ֣ד צָֽרְתָ֔ן וְהַיֹּרְדִ֗ים עַ֣ל יָ֧ם הָעֲרָבָ֛ה יָם־הַמֶּ֖לַח תַּ֣מּוּ נִכְרָ֑תוּ וְהָעָ֥ם עָבְר֖וּ נֶ֥גֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿamdû* *ha-mayim* *ha-yōrədîm* from-*ləmaʿlāh* *qāmû* *nēd*-*ʾeḥād* *harḥēq* very from-*ʾādām* *hā-ʿîr* *ʾăšer* from-side-of *ṣārətān* and-*ha-yōrədîm* upon *yām* *hā-ʿărābāh* *yām*-*ha-melaḥ* *tammû* *nikrātû* and-*hā-ʿām* *ʿābrû* opposite *yərîḥô*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿamdû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they stood", "*ha-mayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the waters", "*ha-yōrədîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones descending", "*ləmaʿlāh*": "preposition + adverb - from above", "*qāmû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they rose up", "*nēd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heap of", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one", "*harḥēq*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - far away", "*ʾādām*": "proper noun - Adam (place name)", "*hā-ʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*ṣārətān*": "proper noun - Zarethan (place name)", "*ha-yōrədîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones descending", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sea of", "*hā-ʿărābāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the Arabah", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sea of", "*ha-melaḥ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the salt", "*tammû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they were finished", "*nikrātû*": "niphal perfect 3cp - they were cut off", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*ʿābrû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they crossed over", "*yərîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho" }, "variants": { "*yaʿamdû*": "stood, stopped, stood still", "*qāmû*": "rose up, stood up", "*nēd*-*ʾeḥād*": "one heap, a single pile", "*harḥēq* very": "very far away, at a great distance", "*yām* *hā-ʿărābāh*": "Sea of the Arabah, Dead Sea", "*yām*-*ha-melaḥ*": "Salt Sea, Dead Sea", "*tammû* *nikrātû*": "were completely cut off" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Joshua.3.17", "source": "וַיַּעַמְד֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹ֠שְׂאֵי הָאָר֨וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֜ה בֶּחֽ͏ָרָבָ֛ה בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן הָכֵ֑ן וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עֹֽבְרִים֙ בֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔ה עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֙מּוּ֙ כָּל־הַגּ֔וֹי לַעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿamdû* *ha-kōhănîm* *nōśəʾê* *hā-ʾārôn* *bərît*-*YHWH* in-*ha-ḥārābāh* in-*tôk* *ha-yardēn* *hākēn* and-all-*yiśrāʾēl* *ʿōbərîm* in-*he-ḥārābāh* until *ʾăšer*-*tammû* all-*ha-gôy* to-*ʿăbōr* *ʾet*-*ha-yardēn*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿamdû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they stood", "*ha-kōhănîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests", "*nōśəʾê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - bearers of", "*hā-ʾārôn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the ark", "*bərît*": "noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD", "*ha-ḥārābāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the dry ground", "*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*hākēn*": "adverb - firmly", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʿōbərîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - crossing over", "*he-ḥārābāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the dry ground", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*tammû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they finished", "*ha-gôy*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the nation", "*ʿăbōr*": "qal infinitive construct - to cross over", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan" }, "variants": { "*yaʿamdû*": "stood, remained, stood firm", "*hākēn*": "firmly, steadfastly, prepared", "*tôk*": "midst, middle, center", "*ḥārābāh*": "dry ground, dry land", "*ʿōbərîm*": "crossing over, passing through", "*tammû*": "completed, finished, ended" } }