And it shall be,וְהָיָהwhenכְּthe solesכַּפּוֹתof the feetרַגְלֵיof the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםwho carryנֹשְׂאֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH,יְהוָהthe Lordאֲדוֹןof allכָּלthe earth,הָאָרֶץrestנוֹחַin the watersבְּמֵיof the Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןthat the watersמֵיof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןwill be cut off,יִכָּרֵתוּןthe watersהַמַּיִםthat come downהַיֹּרְדִיםfrom above,מִלְמָעְלָהand they will standוְיַעַמְדוּin oneאֶחָדheap.”נֵד
Joshua 3:13
Study it in the app“And it shall be, when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of YHWH, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, the waters that come down from above, and they will stand in one heap.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 3:13, word by word
- And it shall beהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- the solesכַּפּוֹתkapot
sole
The underside of the foot, with which one treads.
Where else “kapot” appears- of the feetרַגְלֵיragle
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragle” appears- of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- who carryנֹשְׂאֵיnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of 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- the Lordאֲדוֹןadon
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adon” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- restנוֹחַnoach
rest
To stay still and settle in a place.
Where else “noach” appears- in the watersמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- will be cut offיִכָּרֵתוּyikaretu
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “yikaretu” appears- that come downיֹּרְדִיםyordim
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yordim” appears- from aboveמָעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears- and they will standיַעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- in oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- heapנֵדned
heap
Heap, wall: water that rises like a wall.
Where else “ned” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
12Now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.
13 · This verse (above)
14And it came about, when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,