Joshua 10:18 Go deeper

And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 1

יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'Joshua

Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (ye.ho.shu.a) · Strong's: H3091G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joshua

Used 204 times. Also: Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3091G; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 2

גֹּ֛לּוּGo.luroll

Lemma: גָּלַל (ga.lal) · Strong's: H1556

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to roll

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 43:18, Joshua 5:9, 1 Samuel 14:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1556; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 3

אֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.Nimstones

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 4

גְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.Lotlarge

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 5

אֶל\־'el-into

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 6

פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 7

הַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.Rahthe cave

Lemma: מְעָרָה (me.a.rah) · Strong's: H4631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cave

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 19:30, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4631; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 8

וְהַפְקִ֧ידוּve.haf.Ki.duand appoint

Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485J

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to reckon: overseer

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:34, Leviticus 6:4, Numbers 1:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6485J; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 9

עָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haover it

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 10

אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.Shimmen

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 11

לְשָׁמְרָֽם\׃le.sha.me.Ramto guard them

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Joshua 10:18 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So Joshua	→	יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Roll	→	גָּלַל H1556 to roll
large	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
stones	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
against	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
of the cave	→	מְעָרָה H4631 cave
and post	→	פָּקַד H6485J to reckon: overseer
men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
there	→	עַל H5921A upon
to guard them	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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