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About fortyכְּאַרְבָּעִיםthousandאֶלֶףarmed menחֲלוּצֵיof the armyהַצָּבָאcrossedעָבְרוּbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהfor battleלַמִּלְחָמָהtoאֶלthe plainsעַרְבוֹתof Jericho.יְרִיחוֹ
Joshua 4:13
Study it in the app“About forty thousand armed men of the army crossed before YHWH for battle to the plains of Jericho.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 4:13, word by word
- About fortyאַרְבָּעִיםarbaim
forty
Forty.
Where else “arbaim” appears- thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- armed menחֲלוּצֵיchalutse
arm
To get ready for war.
Where else “chalutse” appears- of the armyצָּבָאtsava
army
An army.
Where else “tsava” appears- crossedעָבְרוּavru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avru” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- for battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- the plainsעַרְבוֹתarvot
plain
Flat, dry land, where there is almost no water.
Where else “arvot” appears- of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyericho
Jericho
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Places in this verse
Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
12The sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh crossed in battle formation before the sons of Israel, just as Moses had spoken to them.
13 · This verse (above)
14On that day YHWH made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, and they feared him just as they had feared Moses, all the days of his life.