Joshua 5:15

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Joshua 5:15, word by word

The chiefשַׂרsar

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

Where else “sar” appears

of the armyצְבָאtseva

army

An army.

Where else “tseva” appears

of 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

saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears

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

“Take offשַׁלshal

drop off

Something coming loose: a sandal, an axe-head, a falling olive.

Where else “shal” appears

your sandalנַעַלְnaal

sandal

Sandal.

Where else “naal” appears

from your footרַגְלֶragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragle” appears

the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “makom” appears

are standingעֹמֵדomed

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “omed” appears

holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears

didיַּעַשׂyaas

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaas” appears

Translation note

Moses heard almost the same words before the bush (Exodus 3:5).

The context