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And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. (KJV)
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וְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'Ahand seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 1
כֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.Nimpriests
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 6:4 word 2
יִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'Uthey will carry
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 6:4 word 3
שִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'Ahseven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 4
שׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.Rot<the> trumpets of
Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: trumpet
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 5
הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.Lim<the> rams' horns
Lemma: יוֹבֵל (yo.vel) · Strong's: H3104
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: jubilee/horn
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 19:13, Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:11, Leviticus 25:12, Leviticus 25:13, Leviticus 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3104; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 6
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.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 6:4 word 7
הָאָר֔וֹןha.'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 6:4 word 8
וּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmand on the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 6:4 word 9
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventh
Lemma: שְׁבִיעִי (she.vi.i) · Strong's: H7637
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: seventh
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:4, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 13:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7637; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 10
תָּסֹ֥בּוּta.So.buyou will go round
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 11
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 6:4 word 12
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 13
שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 14
פְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.Mimtimes
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 15
וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.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 6:4 word 16
יִתְקְע֖וּyit.ke.'Uthey will give a blast
Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to blow
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 17
בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת\׃ba.sho.fa.Roton the trumpets
Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: trumpet
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Joshua 6:4 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Have seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| carry | → | נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear |
| seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| rams’ horns | → | יוֹבֵל H3104 jubilee/horn |
| in front | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| Then on the seventh | → | שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| march around | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| times | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| while the priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| blow | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| the horns | → | שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet |
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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