6{
"verseID": "Joshua.3.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים לֵאמֹ֔ר שְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הַבְּרִ֔ית וְעִבְר֖וּ לִפְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הַבְּרִ֔ית וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *yəhôšuaʿ* unto-*ha-kōhănîm* *lēmōr* *śəʾû* *ʾet*-*ʾărôn* *ha-bərît* *wə-ʿibrû* before-*hā-ʿām* *wə-yiśśəʾû* *ʾet*-*ʾărôn* *ha-bərît* *wə-yēlkû* before-*hā-ʿām*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua",
"*ha-kōhănîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the priests",
"*lēmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say",
"*śəʾû*": "qal imperative 2mp - take up/lift",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*ha-bərît*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the covenant",
"*wə-ʿibrû*": "waw conjunction + qal imperative 2mp - and cross over/pass",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wə-yiśśəʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they took up",
"*wə-yēlkû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they went"
},
"variants": {
"*śəʾû*": "to lift, to carry, to take up",
"*ʿibrû*": "to cross over, to pass over, to go through"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Joshua.3.7",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה אָחֵל֙ גַּדֶּלְךָ֔ בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ יֵֽדְע֔וּן כִּ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֛יתִי עִם־מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶהְיֶ֥ה עִמָּֽךְ׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *YHWH* unto-*yəhôšuaʿ* *ha-yôm* *ha-zeh* *ʾāḥēl* *gaddelkā* in-*ʿênê* all-*yiśrāʾēl* *ʾăšer* *yēdəʿûn* that as-*ʾăšer* *hāyîtî* with-*mōšeh* *ʾehyeh* with-you",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua",
"*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾāḥēl*": "hiphil imperfect 1cs - I will begin",
"*gaddelkā*": "piel infinitive construct + 2ms suffix - to make you great",
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who, that",
"*yēdəʿûn*": "qal imperfect 3mp (paragogic nun) - they will know",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - as",
"*hāyîtî*": "qal perfect 1cs - I was",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses",
"*ʾehyeh*": "qal imperfect 1cs - I will be"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāḥēl*": "to begin, to start, to commence",
"*gaddelkā*": "to make you great, to magnify you",
"*ʿênê*": "eyes, sight, presence",
"*yēdəʿûn*": "to know, to recognize, to acknowledge"
}
}
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"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Joshua.3.9",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל גֹּ֣שׁוּ הֵ֔נָּה וְשִׁמְע֕וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *yəhôšuaʿ* unto-*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *gōšû* *hēnnāh* *wə-šimʿû* *ʾet*-*dibrê* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*gōšû*": "qal imperative 2mp - come near",
"*hēnnāh*": "adverb - here, hither",
"*wə-šimʿû*": "waw conjunction + qal imperative 2mp - and hear",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural + 2mp suffix - your God"
},
"variants": {
"*gōšû*": "come near, approach, draw near",
"*hēnnāh*": "here, to this place",
"*šimʿû*": "hear, listen, obey"
}
}
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"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Joshua.3.11",
"source": "הִנֵּה֙ אֲר֣וֹן הַבְּרִ֔ית אֲד֖וֹן כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ עֹבֵ֥ר לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃",
"text": "*hinnēh* *ʾărôn* *ha-bərît* *ʾădôn* all-*hā-ʾāreṣ* *ʿōbēr* before-you in-*ha-yardēn*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold",
"*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ark of",
"*ha-bərît*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the covenant",
"*ʾădôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - Lord of",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land",
"*ʿōbēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - crossing over",
"*ha-yardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnēh*": "behold, look, see",
"*ʾădôn*": "lord, master, owner",
"*ʿōbēr*": "passing over, crossing, going through"
}
}