By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.Hebrews 11:30
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Πίστει τὰ τείχη Ἰεριχὼ ἔπεσαν κυκλωθέντα ἐπὶ ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας.
- ΠίστειPistei“By faith”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
- τὰta“the”Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τείχηteichē“walls”Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from τεῖχος · “wall” · Strong's G5038
- ἸεριχὼIerichō“of Jericho”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἱεριχώ · “Jericho” · Strong's G2410
- ἔπεσανepesan“fell”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πίπτω · “to collapse” · Strong's G4098
- κυκλωθένταkuklōthenta“having been encircled”Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, plural, neuter · from κυκλόω · “to surround” · Strong's G2944
- ἐπὶepi“for”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἑπτὰhepta“seven”Adjective, number · from ἑπτά · “seven” · Strong's G2033
- ἡμέρας.hēmeras“days.”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
Places named in this verse
- Jericho · today: Tell es Sultansettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jericho (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jericho on OpenBible.info