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Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Openפִּתְחוּthe mouthאֶת פִּיof the caveהַמְּעָרָהand bring outוְהוֹצִיאוּto meאֵלַיtheseאֶת הָאֵלֶּהfiveחֲמֵשֶׁתkingsהַמְּלָכִיםfromמִןthe cave.”הַמְּעָרָה
Joshua 10:22
Study it in the app“Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring out to me these five kings from the cave.””
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Joshua 10:22, word by word
- Then 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- “Openפִּתְחוּpitchu
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “pitchu” 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 bring outהוֹצִיאוּhotsiu
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsiu” appears- fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet
five
Five.
Where else “chameshet” appears- kingsמְּלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears
The context
21that all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved his tongue against the sons of Israel.
22 · This verse (above)
23They did so and brought out to him these five kings from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.