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Joshua 5:2

At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”
Joshua 5:2
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Original language (Hebrew)

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עֲשֵׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וְשׁ֛וּב מֹ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁנִֽית׃

  1. בָּעֵ֣תba.'Et“at the time”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  2. הַהִ֗יאha.Hi'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  3. אָמַ֤ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  7. עֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.Seh“make”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  8. לְךָ֖le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  9. חַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.Vot“knives of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  10. צֻרִ֑יםtzu.Rim“flint<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from צוּר · “rock” · Strong's H6697H
  11. וְשׁ֛וּבve.Shuv“and return”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “again” · Strong's H7725J
  12. מֹ֥לmol“circumcise”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַל · “to circumcise” · Strong's H4135B
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  15. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  16. שֵׁנִֽית׃she.Nit“a second [time]”
    Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)