Joshua 24:7

“And they cried out to YHWH, and he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and it covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. And you lived in the wilderness many days.”

Joshua 24:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 24:7, word by word

And they cried outיִּצְעֲקוּyitsaku

cry out

To shout for help or justice.

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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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and he putיָּשֶׂםyasem

put

To put something somewhere.

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darknessמַאֲפֵלmaafel

darkness

Darkness, thick dark.

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the Egyptiansמִּצְרִיםmitsrim

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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and broughtיָּבֵאyave

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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and it covered themיְכַסֵּyechase

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

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and your eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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sawתִּרְאֶינָהtirena

see

To see with one's eyes.

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I didעָשִׂיתִיasiti

do

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

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in Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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And you livedתֵּשְׁבוּteshvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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daysיָמִיםyamim

time

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

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Places in this verse

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

    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

The context

6And I brought out your fathers from Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Sea of Reeds.

7 · This verse (above)

8And I brought you to the land of the Amorite who lived beyond the Jordan; and they fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.

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