Joshua 3:6

“And Joshua said to the priests, “Carry the ark of the covenant and pass on before the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went before the people.”

Joshua 3:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 3:6, 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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the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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“Carryשְׂאוּseu

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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the arkאֲרוֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

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of the covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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and pass onעִבְרוּivru

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

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

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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and wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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The context

5Then Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow YHWH will do wonders among you.”

6 · This verse (above)

7YHWH said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may know that just as I was with Moses, I will be with you.

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