Study it in the app“And it came about, at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they were living among them.”
And it came about,וַיְהִיat the endמִקְצֵהof threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםafterאַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁרthey had madeכָּרְתוּa covenantבְּרִיתwith them,לָהֶםthat they heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּthatכִּיthey wereהֵםtheir neighbors,קְרֹבִים אֵלָיוand that theyוּ הֵםwere livingיֹשְׁבִיםamong them.בְקִרְבּוֹ
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsclose
What comes when a time finishes: the close of the years.
Where else “ketse” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appearsmake a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “kartu” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appearsnear
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “kerovim” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appearsmidst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirb” appears15Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the chiefs of the community swore to them.
16 · This verse (above)
17The sons of Israel set out and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
