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“Commandצַוֵּהthe priestsאֶת הַכֹּהֲנִיםcarryingנֹשְׂאֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof the testimonyהָעֵדוּתto come upוְיַעֲלוּout ofמִןthe Jordan.”הַיַּרְדֵּן
Joshua 4:16
Study it in the app““Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 4:16, word by word
- “Commandצַוֵּהtsave
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsave” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- carryingנֹשְׂאֵיnose
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 the testimonyעֵדוּתedut
testimony
Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.
Where else “edut” appears- to come upיַעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
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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
15Then YHWH said to Joshua,
16 · This verse (above)
17So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up out of the Jordan.”