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YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJoshua,יְהוֹשֻׁעַ“See,רְאֵהI have givenנָתַתִּיinto your handבְיָדְךָJerichoאֶת יְרִיחוֹand its king,וְאֶת מַלְכָּהּits mightyגִּבּוֹרֵיwarriors.הֶחָיִל
Joshua 6:2
Study it in the app“YHWH said to Joshua, “See, I have given into your hand Jericho and its king, its mighty warriors.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 6:2, word by word
- 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- “Seeרְאֵהree
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ree” appears- I have givenנָתַתִּיnatati
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “natati” appears- into your handיָדְyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyericho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yericho” appears- and its kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malka” appears- its mightyגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appears- warriorsחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears
Places in this verse
Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
1Now Jericho was shut up and tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in.
2 · This verse (above)
3You shall go around the city, all the men of war, circling the city once. Thus you shall do for six days.