He hadוַיַּקְרֵבthe familyאֶת מִשְׁפַּחַתof Judahיְהוּדָהcome near,יַּקְרֵבand he tookוַיִּלְכֹּדthe familyאֵת מִשְׁפַּחַתof the Zerahite;הַזַּרְחִיand he hadוַיַּקְרֵבthe familyאֶת מִשְׁפַּחַתof the Zerahiteהַזַּרְחִיcome nearיַּקְרֵבman by man,לַגְּבָרִיםand Zabdiזַבְדִּיwas taken.וַיִּלָּכֵד
Joshua 7:17
Study it in the app“He 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 7:17, word by word
- He hadיַּקְרֵבyakrev
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrev” appears- the familyמִשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpachat” appears- 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.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and he tookיִּלְכֹּדyilkod
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkod” appears- of the Zerahiteזַּרְחִיzarchi
Zerahite
Zerahite: a descendant of Zerah.
Where else “zarchi” appears- man by manגְּבָרִיםgevarim
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gevarim” appears- and Zabdiזַבְדִּיzavdi
Zabdi
Zabdi: the name of several Israelites, among them the grandfather of Achan, of the tribe of Judah. The name comes from "gift."
Where else “zavdi” appears
The context
16Joshua rose early in the morning and had Israel come near by its tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.
17 · This verse (above)
18He had his household come near man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.