Joshua 4:14

“On 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.”

Joshua 4:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 4:14, word by word

dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” 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.

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made Joshua greatגִּדַּלgidal

make great

To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.

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made Joshua greatיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua

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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in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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and they feared himיִּרְאוּyiru

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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of his lifeחַיָּיchayay

life

The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.

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The context

13About forty thousand armed men of the army crossed before YHWH for battle to the plains of Jericho.

14 · This verse (above)

15Then YHWH said to Joshua,

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