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And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto the people,אֶל הָעָם“Pass onעִבְרוּand go aroundוְסֹבּוּthe city,אֶת הָעִירand let the armed menוְהֶחָלוּץpass onיַעֲבֹרbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH.”יְהוָה
Joshua 6:7
Study it in the app“And he said to the people, “Pass on and go around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 6:7, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- “Pass onעִבְרוּivru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “ivru” appears- and go aroundסֹבּוּsobu
go around
To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.
Where else “sobu” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and let the armed menחָלוּץchaluts
arm
To get ready for war.
Where else “chaluts” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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 context
6So Joshua son of Nun called to the priests and said to them, “Carry the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven rams’ horns before the ark of YHWH.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And it came about, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before YHWH passed on and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of YHWH was going after them.