Joshua 7:16

“Joshua rose early in the morning and had Israel come near by its tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.”

Joshua 7:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 7:16, word by word

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).

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rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

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in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and hadיַּקְרֵבyakrev

bring near

To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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by its tribesשְׁבָטָיshevatay

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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was takenיִּלָּכֵדyilached

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

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The context

15And it shall be that the one who is taken with the things devoted to destruction shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed the covenant of YHWH and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”

16 · This verse (above)

17He had the family of Judah come near, and he took the family of the Zerahite; and he had the family of the Zerahite come near man by man, and Zabdi was taken.

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