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Oneאֶחָדmanאִישׁof youמִכֶּםpursuesיִרְדָּףa thousand,אָלֶףforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםheהוּאisthe one who fightsהַנִּלְחָםfor you,לָכֶםjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרhe spokeדִּבֶּרto you.לָכֶם
Joshua 23:10
Study it in the app“One man of you pursues a thousand, for YHWH your Elohim, he is the one who fights for you, just as he spoke to you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 23:10, word by word
- Oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- pursuesיִרְדָּףyirdaf
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdaf” appears- a thousandאָלֶףalef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alef” 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- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- the one who fightsנִּלְחָםnilcham
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilcham” appears- he spokeדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
Translation note
The promise is in Leviticus 26:8 and Deuteronomy 32:30.
The context
9And YHWH has dispossessed before you great and strong nations; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.
10 · This verse (above)
11So be very careful, for your souls, to love YHWH your Elohim.