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And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. (KJV)
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וְאֵת֩ve.'Etand <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 4:20 word 1
שְׁתֵּ֨יםshe.Teimtwo [plus]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HAcfda)
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 4:20 word 2
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.Rehten
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 3
הָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.Nimthe stones
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 4
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 6
לָקְח֖וּla.ke.Chuthey had taken
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 7
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 8
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 4:20 word 9
הֵקִ֥יםhe.Kimhe set up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 10
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 4:20 word 11
בַּגִּלְגָּֽל\׃ba.gil.Galat <the> Gilgal
Lemma: גִּלְגָּל (gil.gal) · Strong's: H1537G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gilgal
Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 4:19, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 9:6, Joshua 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1537G; TAHOT Joshua 4:20 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| there at Gilgal | → | גִּלְגָּל H1537G Gilgal |
| Joshua | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| set up | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
| the | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| twelve | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| they had taken | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the Jordan | → | יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan |
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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