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So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: (KJV)
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וַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 1
שְׁנֵ֤יshe.Nei[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 2
הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.Shimthe men
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 2:23 word 3
וַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.Duand they went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 2:23 word 4
מֵֽהָהָ֔רme.ha.Harfrom the hill country
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 5
וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.Ruand they passed over
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 6
וַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 7
אֶל\־'el-to
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 2:23 word 8
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.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 2:23 word 9
בִּן\־bin-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 10
נ֑וּןNunNun
Lemma: נוּן (nun) · Strong's: H5126
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nun
Used 30 times. Also: Exodus 33:11, Numbers 11:28, Numbers 13:8, Numbers 13:16, Numbers 14:6, Numbers 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5126; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 11
וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ\־vay.Sa.pe.ru-and they recounted
Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
Meaning: to recount
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 12
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 13
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 14
הַמֹּצְא֖וֹתha.mo.tze.'otthe [things that] had found
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 15
אוֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tamwith them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Joshua 2:23 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the [two] men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| started back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| . . . | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| came down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| from the hill country | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| and crossed [the river] | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| So they came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Joshua | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Nun | → | נוּן H5126 Nun |
| and reported | → | סָפַר H5608A to recount |
| . . . | → | |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| that had happened | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| to them | → | אֵת H0854 with |
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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