So he hadוַיַּסֵּבthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהgo aroundיַּסֵּבthe city,אֶת הָעִירcircling itהַקֵּףonce;פַּעַם אֶחָתand they cameוַיָּבֹאוּinto the campהַמַּחֲנֶהand spent the nightוַיָּלִינוּin the camp.בַּמַּחֲנֶה
Joshua 6:11
Study it in the app“So he had the ark of YHWH go around the city, circling it once; and they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.”
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Joshua 6:11, word by word
- So he hadיַּסֵּבyasev
go around
To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.
Where else “yasev” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” 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- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- circling itהַקֵּףhakef
go around
To go around a city, or to enclose someone on every side.
Where else “hakef” appears- onceפַּעַםpaam
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “paam” appears- onceאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- and they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- into the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- and spent the nightיָּלִינוּyalinu
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “yalinu” appears
The context
10But Joshua had commanded the people, saying, “You shall not raise the acclamation or let your voice be heard, and no word shall go out of your mouth until the day I say to you, ‘Raise the acclamation!’ Then you shall raise the acclamation.”
11 · This verse (above)
12Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of YHWH.