And it came aboutוַיְהִיon the seventhבַּ הַשְּׁבִיעִיdayיּוֹםthat they rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּמוּat the risingכַּעֲלוֹתof the dawnהַשַּׁחַרand went aroundוַיָּסֹבּוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירin this same mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּט הַזֶּהsevenשֶׁבַעtimes;פְּעָמִיםonlyרַקon thatהַהוּאdayבַּיּוֹםthey went aroundסָבְבוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירsevenשֶׁבַעtimes.פְּעָמִים
Joshua 6:15
Study it in the app“And it came about on the seventh day that they rose early at the rising of the dawn and went around the city in this same manner seven times; only on that day they went around the city seven times.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 6:15, word by word
- And it came aboutיְהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- on the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- that they rose earlyיַּשְׁכִּמוּyashkimu
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkimu” appears- at the risingעֲלוֹתalot
rise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “alot” appears- of the dawnשַּׁחַרshachar
dawn
Dawn, daybreak.
Where else “shachar” appears- and went aroundיָּסֹבּוּyasobu
go around
To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.
Where else “yasobu” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- in this same mannerמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat
custom
The usual practice, the way to do something.
Where else “mishpat” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- timesפְּעָמִיםpeamim
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “peamim” appears
The context
14They went around the city on the second day once and returned to the camp. Thus they did for six days.
15 · This verse (above)
16And it came about, at the seventh time, when the priests blew the horns, that Joshua said to the people, “Raise the acclamation! For YHWH has given you the city.