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And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֗יvay.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 3:14 word 1
בִּנְסֹ֤עַbin.So.a'when set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 2
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 3
מֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ho.lei.Hemfrom tents their
Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: tent
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 4
לַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.Vorto pass over
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 3:14 word 5
אֶת\־'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 3:14 word 6
הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.Denthe Jordan
Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jordan
Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 7
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.Nimand the priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 8
נֹֽשְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers of
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to lift: bear
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 9
הָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.Ronthe ark
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 10
הַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.Ritthe covenant
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 11
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 12
הָעָֽם\׃ha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Joshua 3:14 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| when the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| broke camp | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| . . . | → | אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent |
| to cross | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| the Jordan | → | יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan |
| the priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| carried | → | נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| of the covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| ahead of | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| [them] | → | עַם H5971A people |
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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