Study it in the app“For look, the stone that I have set before Joshua: on one stone seven eyes; look, I am engraving its engraving, declares YHWH Tsevaot, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.”
Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthe stoneהָאֶבֶןthatאֲשֶׁרI have setנָתַתִּיbeforeלִפְנֵיJoshua:יְהוֹשֻׁעַonעַלoneאַחַתstoneאֶבֶןsevenשִׁבְעָהeyes;עֵינָיִםlook,הִנְIנִיam engravingמְפַתֵּחַits engraving,פִּתֻּחָהּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתand I will removeוּמַשְׁתִּיthe iniquityעֲוֺןof thatהַהִיאlandהָאָרֶץin oneאֶחָדday.בְּיוֹם
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natati” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appearsengrave
To cut a shape or letters into stone or metal.
Where else “mefateach” appearsengraving
Engraving, carved work.
Where else “pituach” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
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.
Where else “yehva” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearsremove
To remove something from its place.
Where else “mashti” appearsiniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears8Hear, please, Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who sit before you, for they are men of wonder; for look, I am bringing my servant, the sprout.
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10On that day, declares YHWH Tsevaot, you will invite each his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.”
