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So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַwent upוַיַּעַלfromמִןGilgal,הַגִּלְגָּלheהוּאand allוְכָלthe peopleעַםof warהַמִּלְחָמָהwith him,עִמּוֹand allוְכֹלthe mightyגִּבּוֹרֵיwarriors.הֶחָיִל
Joshua 10:7
Study it in the app“So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty warriors.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 10:7, word by word
- So 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- went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- the peopleעַםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- of warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- the mightyגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appears- warriorsחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears
Places in this verse
Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
The context
6The men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, saying, “Do not let your hands go from your servants. Come up to us quickly, save us, and help us, for all the kings of the Amorite who live in the hill country have gathered against us.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And YHWH said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for into your hand I have given them; not a man of them shall stand before you.”