Joshua 7:23

“They took them from the middle of the tent and brought them to Joshua and to all the sons of Israel, and they poured them out before YHWH.”

Joshua 7:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 7:23, word by word

They took themיִּקָּחוּyikachu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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from the middleתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of the tentאֹהֶלohel

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

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and brought themיְבִאוּyeviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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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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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of 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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and they poured them outיַּצִּקֻyatsiku

pour

To pour a liquid over something or into something.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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The context

22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and look, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver under it.

23 · This verse (above)

24Then Joshua took Achan son of Zerah, and the silver, the cloak, the tongue of gold, his sons and his daughters, his ox, his donkey, his flock, his tent, and all that he had, and all Israel was with him; and they brought them up to the Valley of Achor.

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