Joshua 23:2

he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,
Joshua 23:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִזְקֵנָיו֙ וּלְרָאשָׁ֔יו וּלְשֹׁפְטָ֖יו וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אֲנִ֣י זָקַ֔נְתִּי בָּ֖אתִי בַּיָּמִֽים׃

  1. וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'“and he summoned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  2. יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  3. לְכָל־le.khol“<to> all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. לִזְקֵנָיו֙liz.ke.Nav“<to> elders its”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  12. זָקַ֔נְתִּיza.Kan.ti“I am old”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from זָקֵן · “be old” · Strong's H2204
  13. בָּ֖אתִיBa.ti“I have come”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בּוֹא · “advanced” · Strong's H0935J
  14. 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)