he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,Joshua 23:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִזְקֵנָיו֙ וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יו וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יו וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אֲנִ֣י זָקַ֔נְתִּי בָּ֖אתִי בַּיָּמִֽים׃
- וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'“and he summoned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
- לְכָל־le.khol“<to> all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- לִזְקֵנָיו֙liz.ke.Nav“<to> elders its”Preposition + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
- וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יוu.le.ra.Shav“and <to> leaders its”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “leader” · Strong's H7218H
- וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יוu.le.sho.fe.Tav“and <to> judges its”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
- וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יוu.le.sho.te.Rav“and <to> officials its”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֹׁטֵר · “official” · Strong's H7860
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hem“to them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- זָקַ֔נְתִּיza.Kan.ti“I am old”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from זָקֵן · “be old” · Strong's H2204
- בָּ֖אתִיBa.ti“I have come”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בּוֹא · “advanced” · Strong's H0935J
- בַּיָּמִֽים׃bai.ya.Mim“in <the> days”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “year[of days]” · Strong's H3117I
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)