Joshua 2:10

“For we have heard how YHWH dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorite who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom you devoted to destruction.”

Joshua 2:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 2:10, word by word

we have heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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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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dried upהוֹבִישׁhovish

dry up

To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.

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the waterמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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of the Seaיַםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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of Reedsסוּףsuf

reed

Tall shore plants; "the Sea of Rushes".

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before youפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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when you came outצֵאתְtset

go out

To go out of a place.

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of Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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you didעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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to the twoשְׁנֵיshene

both

The two together, both of them.

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kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

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of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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beyondעֵבֶרever

beyond

Past the river, especially the Jordan.

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the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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to Sihonסִיחֹןsichon

Sihon

Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."

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and to Ogעוֹגog

Og

Og, king of Bashan. The name perhaps means "round."

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you devoted to destructionהֶחֱרַמְתֶּםhecheramtem

devote to destruction

To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemMediterranean SeaJordanEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

  • 2Jordan

    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

9and she said to the men, “I know that YHWH has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you.

10 · This verse (above)

11We heard it, and our heart melted, and there did not remain any more spirit in any man because of you, for YHWH your Elohim, he is Elohim in the heavens above and on the earth below.

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