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About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. (KJV)

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כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםke.'ar.ba.'Imabout forty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Acmpa (Acmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 1

אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 2

חֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.Tzei<the> armed [men] of

Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqsmpc)

Meaning: to arm

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 31:3, Numbers 31:5, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:20, Numbers 32:21, Numbers 32:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2502B; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 3

הַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'<the> war

Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: army: war

Used 42 times. Also: Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26, Numbers 1:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6635H; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 4

עָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.Ruthey passed over

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

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 4:13 word 5

לִפְנֵ֤יlif.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 4:13 word 6

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 7

לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battle

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 8

אֶ֖ל'elto

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 4:13 word 9

עַֽרְב֥וֹתar.Vot[the] plains of

Lemma: עֲרָבָה (a.ra.vah) · Strong's: H6160L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: plain

Used 19 times. Also: Joshua 5:10, 2 Samuel 17:16, 2 Kings 25:5, Job 24:5, Job 39:6, Psalms 68:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6160L; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 10

יְרִיחֽוֹ\׃\ \סye.ri.ChoJericho

Lemma: יְרִיחוֹ (ye.ri.cho) · Strong's: H3405G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jericho

Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 22:1, Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 33:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3405G; TAHOT Joshua 4:13 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

About 40,000	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
. . .	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
troops armed	→	חָלַץ H2502B to arm
. . .	→	צָבָא H6635H army: war
for battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
crossed over	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
into	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the plains	→	עֲרָבָה H6160L plain
of Jericho	→	יְרִיחוֹ H3405G Jericho

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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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