Joshua 7:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come near by families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Jehovah shall take shall come near man by man.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם בַּבֹּ֖קֶר לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָיָ֡ה הַשֵּׁבֶט֩ אֲשֶׁר־יִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּ יְהוָ֜ה יִקְרַ֣ב לַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹת וְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞ה אֲשֶֽׁר־יִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּה יְהוָה֙ תִּקְרַ֣ב לַבָּתִּ֔ים וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּ יְהוָ֔ה יִקְרַ֖ב לַגְּבָרִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-weniqravtem in-the-morning by-tribes-your, and-wehayah the-tribe which-yilkedenu YHWH yiqrav to-the-families, and-the-family which-yilkedenah YHWH tiqrav to-the-houses, and-the-house which-yilkedenu YHWH yiqrav to-the-men.

Grammar Details

*weniqravtem*: waw-consecutive perfect, 2nd person masculine plural, Niphal - you shall be brought near
*wehayah*: waw-consecutive perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be
*yilkedenu*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix, Niphal - will be captured
*yiqrav*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Qal - will come near
*yilkedenah*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix, Niphal - will be captured
*tiqrav*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, Qal - will come near

Word Meanings

*yilkedenu*: will be captured/seized/identified
*yiqrav*: will come near/approach/be presented

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Referenced Verses

Prov 16:33 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
Jonah 1:7 : 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Acts 1:24-26 : 24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen, 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place. 26 And they gave {G846} lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Josh 7:17-18 : 17 and he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites: and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: 18 and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
1 Sam 10:19-21 : 19 but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands. 20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found.
1 Sam 14:38-42 : 38 And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 39 For, as Jehovah liveth, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. 40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken [by lot]; but the people escaped. 42 And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

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