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Set in orderעִרְכוּshieldמָגֵןand large shield,וְצִנָּהand draw nearוּגְשׁוּfor battle!לַמִּלְחָמָה
Jeremiah 46:3
Study it in the app“Set in order shield and large shield, and draw near for battle!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 46:3, word by word
- Set in orderעִרְכוּirchu
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “irchu” appears- shieldמָגֵןmagen
shield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appears- and large shieldצִנָּהtsina
large shield
A large guard covering the whole body.
Where else “tsina” appears- and draw nearגְשׁוּgeshu
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “geshu” appears- for battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
2Concerning Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 · This verse (above)
4Harness the horses, and mount, horsemen! Take your stand in helmets! Polish the spears! Put on the armor!