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Joshua 4:23

For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over.
Joshua 4:23
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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)

אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִישׁ֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם אֶת־מֵ֧י הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן מִפְּנֵיכֶ֖ם עַֽד־עָבְרְכֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם לְיַם־ס֛וּף אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִ֥ישׁ מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּ עַד־עָבְרֵֽנוּ׃

  1. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  2. הוֹבִישׁ֩ho.Vish“he dried up”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָבֵשׁ · “to wither” · Strong's H3001
  3. יְהוָ֨הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֜ם'e.lo.hei.Khem“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. מֵ֧יmei“[the] waters of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  7. הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.Den“the Jordan”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
  8. מִפְּנֵיכֶ֖םmi.pe.nei.Khem“from before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  9. עַֽד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  10. עָבְרְכֶ֑ם'a.ve.re.Khem“had passed over you”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  11. כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  12. עָשָׂה֩'a.Sah“he did”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  13. יְהוָ֨הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֧ם'e.lo.hei.Khem“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  15. לְיַם־le.yam-“to [the] sea of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  16. ס֛וּףsuf“reed[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סוּף · “Red( Sea)” · Strong's H5488G
  17. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  18. הוֹבִ֥ישׁho.Vish“he dried up”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָבֵשׁ · “to wither” · Strong's H3001
  19. מִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nu“from before us”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  20. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  21. עָבְרֵֽנוּ׃'a.ve.Re.nu“had passed over we”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
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)