So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”Joshua 4:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְצַ֣ו יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר עֲל֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
- וַיְצַ֣וvay.Tzav“and he commanded”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nim“the priests”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- עֲל֖וּ'a.Lu“come up”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.Den“the Jordan”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
Places named in this verse
- Jordanriver · Identification: certain · Map of Jordan (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Jordan on OpenBible.info