Joshua 23:2

“that Joshua summoned all Israel, its elders, its heads, its judges, and its supervisors, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in days.”

Joshua 23:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 23:2, word by word

that 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).

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summonedיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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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.

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its eldersזְקֵנָיzekenay

elder

The senior men who led a city or the people.

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its headsרָאשָׁיrashay

chief

Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.

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its judgesשֹׁפְטָיshoftay

judge

To judge and do justice, defend the weak.

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and its supervisorsשֹׁטְרָיshotray

supervisor

Supervisor: an official who keeps order and oversees others; in Egypt, the Israelite in charge of his own people's work who answered to the taskmasters (Exodus 5:14); in Israel, officials beside the judges and the elders (Deuteronomy 16:18).

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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am oldזָקַנְתִּיzakanti

grow old

Grow old, be old.

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advancedבָּאתִיbati

enter

To go into a place.

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in daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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The context

1And 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,

2 · This verse (above)

3And you have seen all that YHWH your Elohim has done to all these nations because of you, for YHWH your Elohim, he is the one who fights for you.

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