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And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: (KJV)
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וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he summoned
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 1
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 23:2 word 2
לְכָל\־le.khol<to> all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 23:2 word 3
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 4
לִזְקֵנָיו֙liz.ke.Nav<to> elders its
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 5
וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יוu.le.ra.Shavand <to> leaders its
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: head: leader
Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 6
וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יוu.le.sho.fe.Tavand <to> judges its
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 7
וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יוu.le.sho.te.Ravand <to> officials its
Lemma: שֹׁטֵר (sho.ter) · Strong's: H7860
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: official
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 5:6, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 5:15, Exodus 5:19, Numbers 11:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7860; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 8
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 23:2 word 9
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto them
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 23:2 word 10
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 11
זָקַ֔נְתִּיza.Kan.tiI am old
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2204
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: be old
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2204; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 12
בָּ֖אתִיBa.tiI have come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to come (in): advanced
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 24:1, Joshua 13:1, Joshua 23:1, 1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Kings 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935J; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 13
בַּיָּמִֽים\׃bai.ya.Mimin <the> days
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day: year
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 41:1, Exodus 13:10, Leviticus 25:29, Joshua 13:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117I; TAHOT Joshua 23:2 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [he] | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| summoned | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| including its elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| leaders | → | רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader |
| judges | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| and officers | → | שֹׁטֵר H7860 official |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am old | → | זָקֵן H2204 be old |
| [and] well along | → | בּוֹא H0935J to come (in): advanced |
| in years | → | יוֹם H3117I day: year |
| he said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
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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