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And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֕יvay.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 3:2 word 1
מִקְצֵ֖הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end of
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Joshua 3:2 word 2
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Joshua 3:2 word 3
יָמִ֑יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 3:2 word 4
וַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.Ruand they passed
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 3:2 word 5
הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖יםha.sho.te.Rimthe officers
Lemma: שֹׁטֵר (sho.ter) · Strong's: H7860
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
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 3:2 word 6
בְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revin [the] midst of
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Joshua 3:2 word 7
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה\׃Ha.ma.cha.Nehthe camp
Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: camp
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Joshua 3:2 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| the officers | → | שֹׁטֵר H7860 official |
| went | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| through | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| the camp | → | מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp |
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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