And Joshuaוַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִים“Carryשְׂאוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof the covenantהַבְּרִיתand pass onוְעִבְרוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe people.”הָעָםSo they carriedוַיִּשְׂאוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof the covenantהַבְּרִיתand wentוַיֵּלְכוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe people.הָעָם
Joshua 3:6
Study it in the app“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.”
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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).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- “Carryשְׂאוּseu
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “seu” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- and pass onעִבְרוּivru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “ivru” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears
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.