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Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Rollגֹּלּוּgreatגְּדֹלוֹתstonesאֲבָנִיםtoאֶלthe mouthפִּיof the caveהַמְּעָרָהand appointוְהַפְקִידוּmenאֲנָשִׁיםby itעָלֶיהָto guard them.לְשָׁמְרָם
Joshua 10:18
Study it in the app“Joshua said, “Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave and appoint men by it to guard them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 10:18, word by word
- Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Rollגֹּלּוּgolu
roll
To turn something over and over, or wallow.
Where else “golu” appears- greatגְּדֹלוֹתgedolot
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appears- stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- the mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- of the caveמְּעָרָהmeara
cave
Cave.
Where else “meara” appears- and appointהַפְקִידוּhafkidu
appoint
To put someone in charge.
Where else “hafkidu” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- to guard themשָׁמְרָshamra
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shamra” appears
The context
17And it was told Joshua, saying, “The five kings have been found hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”
18 · This verse (above)
19But you do not stop; pursue your enemies and cut off their rear guard. Do not let them enter into their cities, for YHWH your Elohim has given them into your hand.”