Joshua 3:10

“And Joshua said, “By this you shall know that a living El is among you, and that he will certainly dispossess from before you the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite.”

Joshua 3:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 3:10, word by word

And 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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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you shall knowתֵּדְעוּtedu

know

To know something, realize.

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a livingחַיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

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Elאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

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is among youקִרְבְּkirb

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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and that he will certainly dispossessהוֹרֵשׁhoresh

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

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from before youפְּנֵיpene

before

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

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the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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the Hiviteחִוִּיchivi

Hivite

Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.

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the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi

Perizzite

Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.

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the Girgashiteגִּרְגָּשִׁיgirgashi

Girgashite

Girgashite: one of the peoples of Canaan.

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the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

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

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and the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

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The context

9And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “Come near here and listen to the words of YHWH your Elohim.”

10 · This verse (above)

11Look, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing before you into the Jordan.

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