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And it came aboutוַיְהִיafterמִmanyרַבִּיםdays,יָּמִיםafterאַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad given restהֵנִיחַto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵלfrom allמִכָּלtheir enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶםall around,מִסָּבִיבand Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁעַwas old,זָקֵןadvancedבָּאin days,בַּיָּמִים
Joshua 23:1
Study it in the app“And it came about after many days, after YHWH had given rest to Israel from all their enemies all around, and Joshua was old, advanced in days,”
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Joshua 23:1, word by word
- And it came aboutיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- had given restהֵנִיחַheniach
give rest
To give rest, as YHWH to his people.
Where else “heniach” appears- to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- all aroundסָּבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- and Joshuaיהוֹשֻׁעַyhoshua
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 “yhoshua” appears- was oldזָקֵןzaken
grow old
Grow old, be old.
Where else “zaken” appears- advancedבָּאba
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “ba” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2that Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders, its heads, its judges, and its supervisors, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in days.