1 {
"verseID": "Joshua.5.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י כִשְׁמֹ֣עַ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ בְּעֵ֨בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן יָ֗מָּה וְכָל־מַלְכֵ֤י הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַיָּ֔ם אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִ֨ישׁ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־מֵ֧י הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן מִפְּנֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־עָבְרָ֑ם וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבָ֗ם וְלֹא־הָ֨יָה בָ֥ם עוֹד֙ ר֔וּחַ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* when *kišəmōʿa* all *malkê* *hāʾĕmōrî* who were in *ʿēber* the *yarrədēn* *yāmmâ* and all *malkê* *hakkənaʿănî* who were on the *yām*, *ʾēt* that *hôbîš* *YHWH* *ʾet* waters of the *yarrədēn* from before *bənê-yiśrāʾēl* until *ʿāḇrām*, and *wayyimmas* their *ləḇāḇām* and not *hāyâ* in them further *rûaḥ* from before *bənê-yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masc. singular qal imperfect 'to be' - and it came to pass",
"*kišəmōʿa*": "preposition + infinitive construct of 'to hear' - when hearing",
"*malkê*": "construct masculine plural of 'king' - kings of",
"*hāʾĕmōrî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Amorite",
"*ʿēber*": "noun, masculine singular construct - region across/beyond",
"*yarrədēn*": "proper noun - Jordan (river)",
"*yāmmâ*": "noun + directional suffix - westward/seaward",
"*hakkənaʿănî*": "definite article + proper noun - the Canaanite",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*hôbîš*": "3rd masculine singular hiphil perfect - dried up/made dry",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "construct chain - sons of Israel",
"*ʿāḇrām*": "infinitive construct with 3rd plural suffix - their crossing",
"*wayyimmas*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular niphal imperfect - and it melted",
"*ləḇāḇām*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their heart",
"*hāyâ*": "3rd masculine singular qal perfect - was/existed",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun feminine singular - spirit/breath/courage"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass",
"*kišəmōʿa*": "when hearing/as they heard",
"*ʿēber*": "region across/beyond/side",
"*yāmmâ*": "westward/toward the sea",
"*hôbîš*": "dried up/made dry/caused to be dry",
"*wayyimmas*": "melted/dissolved/became discouraged",
"*ləḇāḇām*": "their heart/inner being/mind",
"*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/courage/resolve"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Joshua.5.2",
"source": "בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עֲשֵׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וְשׁ֛וּב מֹ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁנִֽית׃",
"text": "In *ʿēṯ* that *hahîʾ* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* to *yəhôšuaʿ*, *ʿăśê* for yourself *ḥarḇôṯ* *ṣurîm* and *šûḇ* *mōl* *ʾeṯ* *bənê-yiśrāʾēl* a second time.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿēṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of",
"*hahîʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - that",
"*ʾāmar*": "3rd masculine singular qal perfect - said/spoke",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*ʿăśê*": "2nd masculine singular qal imperative - make/do",
"*ḥarḇôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - knives of",
"*ṣurîm*": "noun masculine plural - flints/rocks",
"*šûḇ*": "2nd masculine singular qal imperative - return/again",
"*mōl*": "2nd masculine singular qal imperative - circumcise",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "construct chain - sons of Israel",
"*šēnîṯ*": "adverb - second time/again"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿēṯ*": "time/occasion",
"*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/commanded",
"*ʿăśê*": "make/fashion/prepare",
"*ḥarḇôṯ*": "knives/sharp implements",
"*ṣurîm*": "flints/rocks/sharp stones",
"*šûḇ*": "return/again/once more",
"*mōl*": "circumcise/cut"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Joshua.5.3",
"source": "וַיַּעַשׂ־ל֥וֹ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וַיָּ֙מָל֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־גִּבְעַ֖ת הָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿaś* for himself *yəhôšuaʿ* *ḥarḇôṯ* *ṣurîm* and *wayyāmāl* *ʾeṯ* *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* at *giḇʿaṯ* *hāʿărālôṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he made",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*ḥarḇôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - knives of",
"*ṣurîm*": "noun masculine plural - flints/rocks",
"*wayyāmāl*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he circumcised",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*giḇʿaṯ*": "noun feminine singular construct - hill of",
"*hāʿărālôṯ*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the foreskins"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "and he made/prepared/fashioned",
"*ḥarḇôṯ*": "knives/sharp implements",
"*ṣurîm*": "flints/rocks/sharp stones",
"*wayyāmāl*": "and he circumcised/cut",
"*giḇʿaṯ*": "hill of/height of",
"*hāʿărālôṯ*": "the foreskins/prepuces"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Joshua.5.4",
"source": "וְזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר־מָ֣ל יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם הַיֹּצֵא֩ מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם הַזְּכָרִ֜ים כֹּ֣ל ׀ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה מֵ֤תוּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And this is *haddāḇār* which *māl* *yəhôšuaʿ*: All *hāʿām* *hayyōṣēʾ* from *miṣrayim*, *hazzəḵārîm*, all *ʾanšê* *hammilḥāmâ*, *mēṯû* in *hammiḏbār* in *hadderek* when they came out from *miṣrāyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*haddāḇār*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the thing/matter/reason",
"*māl*": "3rd masculine singular qal perfect - circumcised",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the people",
"*hayyōṣēʾ*": "definite article + participle masculine singular qal - the one coming out",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*hazzəḵārîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the males",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun masculine plural construct - men of",
"*hammilḥāmâ*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the war/battle",
"*mēṯû*": "3rd common plural qal perfect - they died",
"*hammiḏbār*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the wilderness",
"*hadderek*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the way/road",
"*bəṣēʾṯām*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their coming out"
},
"variants": {
"*haddāḇār*": "the thing/matter/reason/cause",
"*māl*": "circumcised/cut",
"*hāʿām*": "the people/nation/folk",
"*hayyōṣēʾ*": "the one coming out/exiting/departing",
"*hazzəḵārîm*": "the males/men",
"*ʾanšê*": "men of/warriors of",
"*hammilḥāmâ*": "the war/battle/fighting",
"*mēṯû*": "they died/perished",
"*hammiḏbār*": "the wilderness/desert",
"*hadderek*": "the way/road/journey"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Joshua.5.5",
"source": "כִּֽי־מֻלִ֣ים הָי֔וּ כָּל־הָעָ֖ם הַיֹּֽצְאִ֑ים וְכָל־הָ֠עָם הַיִּלֹּדִ֨ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ בְּצֵאתָ֥ם מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם לֹא־מָֽלוּ׃",
"text": "For *mulîm* *hāyû* all *hāʿām* *hayyōṣəʾîm*, and all *hāʿām* *hayyillōḏîm* in *hammiḏbār* in *hadderek* when they came out from *miṣrayim* not *mālû*.",
"grammar": {
"*mulîm*": "passive participle masculine plural qal - circumcised",
"*hāyû*": "3rd common plural qal perfect - they were",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the people",
"*hayyōṣəʾîm*": "definite article + participle masculine plural qal - the ones coming out",
"*hayyillōḏîm*": "definite article + participle masculine plural niphal - the ones being born",
"*hammiḏbār*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the wilderness",
"*hadderek*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the way/road",
"*bəṣēʾṯām*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their coming out",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*mālû*": "3rd common plural qal perfect - they circumcised"
},
"variants": {
"*mulîm*": "circumcised ones/cut ones",
"*hāyû*": "they were/they had been",
"*hāʿām*": "the people/nation/folk",
"*hayyōṣəʾîm*": "the ones coming out/exiting/departing",
"*hayyillōḏîm*": "the ones being born/the ones birthed",
"*hammiḏbār*": "the wilderness/desert",
"*hadderek*": "the way/road/journey",
"*mālû*": "they circumcised/they cut"
}
}