Joshua 1:11

““Pass through the middle of the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you are crossing this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you to possess it.’””

Joshua 1:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 1:11, word by word

“Passעִבְרוּivru

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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through the middleקֶרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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of the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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and commandצַוּוּtsauu

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘Prepareהָכִינוּhachinu

prepare

To get something set and done beforehand.

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provisionsצֵידָהtseda

provisions

Food for the journey.

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threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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to go inבוֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

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to take possession ofרֶשֶׁתreshet

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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is givingנֹתֵןnoten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemJordan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jordan

    Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea

    Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.

    Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

The context

10Then Joshua commanded the supervisors of the people, saying,

11 · This verse (above)

12And to the Reubenite, to the Gadite, and to half the tribe of Manasseh Joshua said,

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