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And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 1
לְעֵ֣ת\׀le.'Etto [the] time of
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 2
בּ֣וֹאBo'[the] going of
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come (in): (sun)set
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 28:11, Exodus 17:12, Deuteronomy 16:6, Deuteronomy 23:11, Deuteronomy 24:13, Deuteronomy 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935K; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 3
הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 4
צִוָּ֤הtzi.Vahhe commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 5
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.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 10:27 word 6
וַיֹּֽרִידוּם֙vai.yo.ri.Dumand people took down them
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 7
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 10:27 word 8
הָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.Tzimthe trees
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 9
וַיַּ֨שְׁלִכֻ֔םvai.Yash.li.Khumand they threw them
Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to throw
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 10
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 10:27 word 11
הַמְּעָרָ֖הha.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 10:27 word 12
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhere
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 13
נֶחְבְּאוּ\־nech.be.'u-they had hidden themselves
Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to hide
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 31:27, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 14
שָׁ֑םShamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 15
וַיָּשִׂ֜מוּvai.ya.Si.muand they put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 16
אֲבָנִ֤ים'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 10:27 word 17
גְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.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 10:27 word 18
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
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 10:27 word 19
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 10:27 word 20
הַמְּעָרָ֔הha.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 10:27 word 21
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 22
עֶ֖צֶם'E.tzem[the] substance of
Lemma: עֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) · Strong's: H6106H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: bone: same
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 7:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:26, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:41, Exodus 12:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6106H; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 23
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 24
הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \פha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Joshua 10:27 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At sunset | → | בּוֹא H0935K to come (in): (sun)set |
| . . . | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| Joshua | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| ordered | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| that they be taken down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the trees | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| and thrown | → | שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw |
| into | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the cave | → | מְעָרָה H4631 cave |
| in which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| they had hidden | → | חָבָא H2244 to hide |
| . . . | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| Then large | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| were placed | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| of the cave | → | מְעָרָה H4631 cave |
| and the stones | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | עֶ֫צֶם H6106H bone: same |
| are there to this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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