Joshua 4:18

When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.
Joshua 4:18
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Original language and places

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)

וַ֠יְהִי כַּעֲל֨וֹת הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים נֹשְׂאֵ֨י אֲר֤וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן נִתְּק֗וּ כַּפּוֹת֙ רַגְלֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים אֶ֖ל הֶחָרָבָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ מֵֽי־הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לִמְקוֹמָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ כִתְמוֹל־שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹם עַל־כָּל־גְּדוֹתָֽיו׃

  1. וַ֠יְהִיVay.hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כַּעֲל֨וֹתka.'a.lot“just as came up”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  3. הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.Nim“the priests”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  4. נֹשְׂאֵ֨יno.se.'Ei“[the] bearers of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from נָשָׂא · “bear” · Strong's H5375H
  5. אֲר֤וֹן'a.Ron“[the] ark of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  6. בְּרִית־be.rit-“[the] covenant of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  7. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. מִתּ֣וֹךְmi.Tokh“from [the] middle of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  9. הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Den“the Jordan”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
  10. נִתְּק֗וּni.te.Ku“they were drawn out”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָתַק · “to tear” · Strong's H5423
  11. כַּפּוֹת֙ka.pOt“[the] soles of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from כַּף · “sole” · Strong's H3709H
  12. רַגְלֵ֣יrag.Lei“[the] feet of”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  13. הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.Nim“the priests”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  14. אֶ֖ל'el“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. הֶחָרָבָ֑הhe.cha.ra.Vah“the dry ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חָֽרָבָה · “dry ground” · Strong's H2724
  16. וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vu“and they returned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  17. מֵֽי־mei-“[the] waters of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  18. הַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.Den“the Jordan”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
  19. לִמְקוֹמָ֔םlim.ko.Mam“to place their”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  20. וַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.Khu“and they went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  21. כִתְמוֹל־khit.mol-“as yesterday”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תְּמוֹל · “yesterday” · Strong's H8543
  22. שִׁלְשׁ֖וֹםshil.Shom“three days ago”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שִׁלְשֹׁם · “before” · Strong's H8032
  23. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  24. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  25. גְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.Tav“banks its”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדָה · “bank” · Strong's H1415
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)