Joshua 5:1

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Joshua 5:1, word by word

And it came aboutיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

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of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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beyondעֵבֶרever

beyond

Past the river, especially the Jordan.

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the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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to the westיָמָּyama

west

Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.

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of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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heardשְׁמֹעַshemoa

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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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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had dried upהוֹבִישׁhovish

dry up

To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.

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the watersמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

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

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the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of 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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they had crossedעָבְרָavra

pass

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

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that their heartלְבָבָlevava

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

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meltedיִּמַּסyimas

lose heart

To lose courage and strength from fear, as if the heart melted.

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spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

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