Joshua 23:1
{ "verseID": "Joshua.23.1", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙ מִיָּמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִ֑יב וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִֽים׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* from *yāmîm* *rabbîm* *ʾaḥărê* which *hēnîaḥ* *YHWH* to *Yiśrāʾēl* from all *ʾōyəḇêhem* from *sāḇîḇ* and *Yəhôšuaʿ* *zāqēn* *bāʾ* in the *yāmîm*.", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and it happened/came to pass", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*hēnîaḥ*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - caused to rest/gave rest", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾōyəḇêhem*": "masculine plural noun + 3mp suffix - their enemies", "*sāḇîḇ*": "adverb - around/all sides", "*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*zāqēn*": "adjective - old/aged", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - came/entered", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the days" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it came to pass/and it happened", "*yāmîm rabbîm*": "many days/a long time", "*hēnîaḥ*": "gave rest/settled/caused to rest", "*sāḇîḇ*": "surrounding/all around/on all sides", "*zāqēn*": "old/elderly/aged", "*bāʾ bayyāmîm*": "advanced in days/advanced in age/well along in years" } }