About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.Joshua 4:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א עָבְר֞וּ לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶ֖ל עַֽרְב֥וֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ ס
- כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםke.'ar.ba.'Im“about forty”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
- אֶ֖לֶף'E.lef“thousand”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- חֲלוּצֵ֣יcha.lu.Tzei“<the> armed [men] of”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, construct · from חָלַץ · “to arm” · Strong's H2502B
- הַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'“<the> war”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צָבָא · “war” · Strong's H6635H
- עָבְר֞וּ'a.ve.Ru“they passed over”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
- לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.Mah“for <the> battle”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
- אֶ֖ל'el“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- עַֽרְב֥וֹתar.Vot“[the] plains of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from עֲרָבָה · “plain” · Strong's H6160L
- יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.Cho“Jericho”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרִיחוֹ · “Jericho” · Strong's H3405G
Places named in this verse
- Jericho · today: Tell es Sultansettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jericho (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jericho on OpenBible.info