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And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. (KJV)
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וְהֶחָל֣וּץve.he.cha.Lutzand the armed [man]
Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
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 6:9 word 1
הֹלֵ֔ךְho.Lekh[was] walking
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Joshua 6:9 word 2
לִפְנֵי֙lif.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 6:9 word 3
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.Nimthe 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 6:9 word 4
הַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתha.sho.fa.Rot<of> 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 6:4, Joshua 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Joshua 6:9 word 5
וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ףve.ham.'a.Sefand the rearguard
Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to gather
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Joshua 6:9 word 6
הֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKh[was] walking
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Joshua 6:9 word 7
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Reibehind
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Joshua 6:9 word 8
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 6:9 word 9
הָל֖וֹךְha.Lokhwalking
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to go: continue
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 26:13, Genesis 42:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980L; TAHOT Joshua 6:9 word 10
וְתָק֥וֹעַve.ta.Ko.a'and giving blasts
Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
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 6:9 word 11
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 6:4, Joshua 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Joshua 6:9 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| While the horns | → | שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet |
| continued to sound | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| the armed troops | → | חָלַץ H2502B to arm |
| marched | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| ahead | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| who blew | → | תָּקַע H8628 to blow |
| the horns | → | שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet |
| and the rear guard | → | אָסַף H0622 to gather |
| followed | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| . . . | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
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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