Study it in the app“They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “From a land far away we have come; now make a covenant with us.””
They wentוַיֵּלְכוּtoאֶלJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַatאֶלthe campהַמַּחֲנֶהat Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּלand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto himאֵלָיוand toוְאֶלthe menאִישׁof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“From a landמֵאֶרֶץfar awayרְחוֹקָהwe have come;בָּאנוּnowוְעַתָּהmakeכִּרְתוּa covenantבְרִיתwith us.”לָנוּ
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appearsJoshua
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).
Where else “yehoshua” appearscamp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appearsGilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsIsrael
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.
Where else “yisrael” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsfar
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rechoka” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “banu” appearsmake a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “kirtu” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “verit” appearsGilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
5and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out cloaks on them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and crumbled.
6 · This verse (above)
7The men of Israel said to the Hivite, “Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?”
