Category Archives: Joshua

וַיִּקְרָ֤א לָהֶם֙ יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר לָמָּה֩ רִמִּיתֶ֨ם אֹתָ֜נוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר רְחֹוקִ֨ים אֲנַ֤חְנוּ מִכֶּם֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְאַתֶּ֖ם בְּקִרְבֵּ֥נוּ יֹשְׁבִֽים׃ And Yehoshua called for them and spoke to them, saying, “Why have you deceived us, saying, ‘We are very far from you,’ when … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם הַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים יִֽחְי֑וּ וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ חֹטְבֵ֨י עֵצִ֤ים וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־מַ֨יִם֙ לְכָל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבְּר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ And the leaders said to them, “Let them live.” So they became woodcutters and water carriers for all the congregation, as the leaders had spoken to them. … Continue reading →

זֹ֛את נַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם וְהַחֲיֵ֣ה אֹותָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֤ה עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ קֶ֔צֶף עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥עְנוּ לָהֶֽם׃ This we will do to them: we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.   Morphology זֹ֛את (zot) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ כָל־הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ אֶל־כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ לָהֶ֔ם בַּֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֕ה לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לִנְגֹּ֥עַ בָּהֶֽם׃ And all the chiefs said to all the assembly, “We have sworn to them by YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, and now we cannot touch them. … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤א הִכּוּם֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ לָהֶם֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הָֽעֵדָ֔ה בַּֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּ כָל־הָעֵדָ֖ה עַל־הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ But the sons of Yisraʾel did not strike them, because the chiefs of the assembly had sworn to them by YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel; and … Continue reading →

וַיִּסְע֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ אֶל־עָרֵיהֶ֖ם בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י וְעָרֵיהֶם֙ גִּבְעֹ֣ון וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה וּבְאֵרֹ֖ות וְקִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day; and their cities were Givʿon, and Kefira, and Beʾerot, and Qiryat-Yeʿarim.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י מִקְצֵה֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֕י אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְת֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּרִ֑ית וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֗וּ כִּי־קְרֹבִ֥ים הֵם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וּבְקִרְבֹּ֖ו הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִֽים׃ And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that near to … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ לָהֶ֤ם יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ שָׁלֹ֔ום וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת לָהֶ֛ם בְּרִ֖ית לְחַיֹּותָ֑ם וַיִּשָּׁבְע֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם נְשִׂיאֵ֖י הָעֵדָֽה׃ And Yehoshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them to let them live, and the chiefs of the congregation swore to them.   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַשׂ … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְח֥וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖ים מִצֵּידָ֑ם וְאֶת־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א שָׁאָֽלוּ׃ And took the men from their provisions, but from the mouth of YHWH did not ask.   Morphology וַיִּקְח֥וּ (vayyiqḥu) – Root: לקח (laqah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨לֶּה נֹאדֹ֤ות הַיַּ֨יִן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִלֵּ֣אנוּ חֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֖ה הִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ וְאֵ֤לֶּה שַׂלְמֹותֵ֨ינוּ֙ וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ בָּל֕וּ מֵרֹ֥ב הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ מְאֹֽד׃ And these wine skins that we filled new, and behold, they have burst; and these our garments and our sandals have worn out because of … Continue reading →

זֶ֣ה לַחְמֵ֗נוּ חָ֞ם הִצְטַיַּ֤דְנוּ אֹתֹו֙ מִבָּ֣תֵּ֔ינוּ בְּיֹ֥ום צֵאתֵ֖נוּ לָלֶ֣כֶת אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְעַתָּה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה יָבֵ֔שׁ וְהָיָ֖ה נִקֻּדִֽים׃ This is our bread; it was warm when we took it as provisions from our houses on the day we set out to come to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלֵ֡ינוּ זְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ וְכָל־יֹשְׁבֵ֨י אַרְצֵ֜נוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר קְח֨וּ בְיֶדְכֶ֤ם צֵידָה֙ לַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּלְכ֖וּ לִקְרָאתָ֑ם וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֲלֵיהֶם֙ עַבְדֵיכֶ֣ם אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וְעַתָּ֖ה כִּרְתוּ־לָ֥נוּ בְרִֽית׃ And our elders and all the inhabitants of our land said to us, saying: ‘Take provisions in your hand for the … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֗ה לִשְׁנֵי֙ מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן לְסִיחֹון֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ חֶשְׁבֹּ֔ון וּלְעֹ֥וג מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁ֖ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹֽות׃ And all that He did to the two kings of the Emori who were beyond the Yarden, to Siḥon king of Ḥeshbon and to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו מֵאֶ֨רֶץ רְחֹוקָ֤ה מְאֹד֙ בָּ֣אוּ עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ לְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֣עְנוּ שָׁמְעֹ֔ו וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃ And they said to him, “From a very distant land your servants have come for the name of YHWH your God, for we have … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֧ם יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ מִ֥י אַתֶּ֖ם וּמֵאַ֥יִן תָּבֹֽאוּ׃ And they said to Yehoshua, “We are your servants.” And Yehoshua said to them, “Who are you, and from where do you come?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (va-yomru) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־הַחִוִּ֑י אוּלַ֗י בְּקִרְבִּי֙ אַתָּ֣ה יֹושֵׁ֔ב וְאֵ֖יךְ אֶכְרֹ֥ת לְךָ֥ בְרִֽית׃ And the men of Yisraʾel said to the Ḥivvi, “Perhaps you dwell among me; how then shall I make a covenant with you?”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (va-yomru) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֵּלְכ֧וּ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו וְאֶל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵאֶ֤רֶץ רְחֹוקָה֙ בָּ֔אנוּ וְעַתָּ֖ה כִּרְתוּ־לָ֥נוּ בְרִֽית׃ And they went to Yehoshua at the camp at the Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Yisraʾel, “From a distant land we … Continue reading →

וּנְעָלֹ֨ות בָּלֹ֤ות וּמְטֻלָּאֹות֙ בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וּשְׂלָמֹ֥ות בָּלֹ֖ות עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְכֹל֙ לֶ֣חֶם צֵידָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה נִקֻּדִֽים׃ And worn-out and patched sandals were on their feet, and worn-out garments were upon them, and all the bread of their provisions was dry and crumbled.   … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ גַם־הֵ֨מָּה֙ בְּעָרְמָ֔ה וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ וַיִּקְח֞וּ שַׂקִּ֤ים בָּלִים֙ לַחֲמֹ֣ורֵיהֶ֔ם וְנֹאדֹ֥ות יַ֨יִן֙ בָּלִ֔ים וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃ And they also acted with cunning, and went and pretended to be envoys, and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and worn-out wineskins, torn and bound … Continue reading →

וְיֹשְׁבֵ֨י גִבְעֹ֜ון שָׁמְע֗וּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֧ה יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ לִֽירִיחֹ֖ו וְלָעָֽי׃ And the inhabitants of Givʿon heard what Yehoshua had done to Yeriḥo and to the ʿAi.   Morphology וְיֹשְׁבֵ֨י (ve-yoshvei) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal participle masculine plural construct with … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם עִם־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל פֶּ֖ה אֶחָֽד׃ פ And they gathered themselves together to fight against Yehoshua and against Yisraʾel with one accord.   Morphology וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּ (va-yitqabtzu) – Root: קבץ (qabatz); Form: Hitpael wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י כִשְׁמֹ֣עַ כָּֽל־הַמְּלָכִ֡ים אֲשֶׁר֩ בְּעֵ֨בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן בָּהָ֣ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה וּבְכֹל֙ חֹ֚וף הַיָּ֣ם הַגָּדֹ֔ול אֶל־מ֖וּל הַלְּבָנֹ֑ון הַֽחִתִּי֙ וְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַפְּרִזִּ֔י הַחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ And it came to pass when all the kings who were beyond the Yarden, in the hill country, and in … Continue reading →

לֹֽא־הָיָ֣ה דָבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־קָרָ֜א יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ נֶ֣גֶד כָּל־קְהַ֤ל יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְהַנָּשִׁ֣ים וְהַטַּ֔ף וְהַגֵּ֖ר הַהֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃ פ There was not a word of all that Moshe commanded that Yehoshua did not read before all the assembly of Yisraʾel, and the … Continue reading →

וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן קָרָא֙ אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הַתֹּורָ֔ה הַבְּרָכָ֖ה וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה כְּכָל־הַכָּת֖וּב בְּסֵ֥פֶר הַתֹּורָֽה׃ And afterward he read all the words of the Torah, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the Torah.   Morphology וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן (ve-aḥarei-khen) … Continue reading →

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וּזְקֵנָ֡יו וְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים וְשֹׁפְטָ֡יו עֹמְדִ֣ים מִזֶּ֣ה וּמִזֶּ֣ה לָאָרֹ֡ון נֶגֶד֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם נֹשְׂאֵ֣י אֲרֹ֣ון בְּרִית־יְהוָ֗ה כַּגֵּר֙ כָּֽאֶזְרָ֔ח חֶצְיֹו֙ אֶל־מ֣וּל הַר־גְּרִזִ֔ים וְהַֽחֶצְיֹ֖ו אֶל־מ֣וּל הַר־עֵיבָ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֜ה מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֗ה לְבָרֵ֛ךְ אֶת־הָעָ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ And all Yisraʾel, and its elders, officers, and judges, stood … Continue reading →

וַיִּכְתָּב־שָׁ֖ם עַל־הָאֲבָנִ֑ים אֵ֗ת מִשְׁנֵה֙ תֹּורַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֔ב לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the Torah of Moshe, which he had written before the children of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיִּכְתָּב־שָׁ֖ם (vayikhtav-sham) – Root: … Continue reading →

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּה֩ מֹשֶׁ֨ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּכָּתוּב֙ בְּסֵ֨פֶר֙ תֹּורַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִזְבַּח֙ אֲבָנִ֣ים שְׁלֵמֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־הֵנִ֥יף עֲלֵיהֶ֖ן בַּרְזֶ֑ל וַיַּעֲל֨וּ עָלָ֤יו עֹלֹות֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּ שְׁלָמִֽים׃ As Moshe, the servant of YHWH, commanded the children of Yisraʾel, as it is written in the … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז יִבְנֶ֤ה יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּהַ֖ר עֵיבָֽל׃ Then Yehoshua built an altar to YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, on Mount ʿEval.   Morphology אָ֣ז (ʾaz) – Root: אז (ʾaz); Form: Adverb; Translation: “then”; Notes: Introduces a sequential action. … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־מֶ֧לֶךְ הָעַ֛י תָּלָ֥ה עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ עַד־עֵ֣ת הָעָ֑רֶב וּכְבֹ֣וא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ וַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ אֶת־נִבְלָתֹ֣ו מִן־הָעֵ֗ץ וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ אֹותָהּ֙ אֶל־פֶּ֨תַח֙ שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ עָלָיו֙ גַּל־אֲבָנִ֣ים גָּדֹ֔ול עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And the king of ʿAi he hanged on the tree until the time of … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ אֶת־הָעָ֑י וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָ תֵּל־עֹולָם֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And Yehoshua burned ʿAi and made it a heap forever, a desolation until this day.   Morphology וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף (vayyisrof) – Root: שרף (saraf); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →