{
"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"
}
}