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Joshua 4:12

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
Joshua 4:12
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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)

וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֜ד וַחֲצִ֨י שֵׁ֤בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ חֲמֻשִׁ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֹשֶֽׁה׃

  1. וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּVai.ya.'av.ru“and they passed over”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  2. בְּנֵי־be.nei-“[the] descendants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  3. רְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.Ven“Reuben”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
  4. וּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-“and [the] descendants of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  5. גָ֜דgad“Gad”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גָּד · “Gad” · Strong's H1410G
  6. וַחֲצִ֨יva.cha.Tzi“and [the] half of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֲצִי · “half” · Strong's H2677
  7. שֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vet“[the] tribe of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “tribe” · Strong's H7626H
  8. הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ham.na.Sheh“<the> Manasseh”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, both genders, singular, absolute · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519G
  9. חֲמֻשִׁ֔יםcha.mu.Shim“arrayed for battle”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲמֻשִׁים · “armed” · Strong's H2571
  10. לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  11. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  12. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  13. כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  14. דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Ber“he had spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  15. אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  16. מֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)