1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- gathered H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- all the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- to Shechem H7927 (שְׁכֶם) — Shekem, a place in Palestine
- and called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- for the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- and for their heads H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- and for their judges H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- and for their officers H7860 (שֹׁטֵר) — properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
- and they presented H3320 (יָצַב) — to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
- themselves before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- Your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- on the other side H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- of the River H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- in old time H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- Terah H8646 (תֶּרַח) — Terach, the father of Abraham; also a place in the Desert
- the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- of Abraham H85 (אַבְרָהָם) — Abraham, the later name of Abram
- and the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- of Nahor H5152 (נָחוֹר) — Nachor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham
- and they served H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- other H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
3 And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- your father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- Abraham H85 (אַבְרָהָם) — Abraham, the later name of Abram
- from the other side H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- of the River H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- and led H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- him throughout all the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
- and multiplied H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- his seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- and gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- him Isaac H3327 (יִצְחָק) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- unto Isaac H3327 (יִצְחָק) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and Esau H6215 (עֵשָׂו) — Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- unto Esau H6215 (עֵשָׂו) — Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
- mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Seir H8165 (שֵׂעִיר) — Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine
- to possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- it; but Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and his children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- went down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- into Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did in the midst thereof: and afterward I brought you out.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- also and Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
- and I plagued H5062 (נָגַף) — to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)
- Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- according to that which H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- I did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- among H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- them: and afterward H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- I brought you out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and with horsemen unto the Red Sea.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I brought H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- out of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and ye came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- pursued H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- with chariots H7393 (רֶכֶב) — a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
- and horsemen H6571 (פָּרָשׁ) — a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
- unto the Red H5488 (סוּף) — a reed, especially the papyrus
- sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
7 And when they cried out unto Jehovah, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when they cried H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- he put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- darkness H3990 (מַאֲפֵל) — something opaque
- between you and the Egyptians H4713 (מִצְרִי) — a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
- and brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- upon them, and covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
- them; and your eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- have seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- what I have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- in Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and ye dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- a long H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- season H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- you into the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- which dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- on the other side H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- Jordan H3383 (יַרְדֵּן) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
- and they fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- with you: and I gave H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them into your hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- that ye might possess H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- their land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and I destroyed H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- them from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Balak H1111 (בָּלָק) — Balak, a Moabitish king
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Zippor H6834 (צִפּוֹר) — Tsippor, a Moabite
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- arose H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- and warred H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- against Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- and called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Balaam H1109 (בִּלְעָם) — Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
- of Beor H1160 (בְּעוֹר) — Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam
- to curse H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
10 but I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But I would H14 (אָבָה) — to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
- not hearken H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- unto Balaam H1109 (בִּלְעָם) — Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
- therefore he blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- you still H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- so I delivered H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- you out of his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
11 And ye went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And ye went over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- Jordan H3383 (יַרְדֵּן) — Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
- and came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto Jericho H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ) — Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
- and the men H1167 (בַּעַל) — a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
- of Jericho H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ) — Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
- fought H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- against you, the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- and the Perizzites H6522 (פְּרִזִּי) — a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- and the Canaanites H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
- and the Hittites H2850 (חִתִּי) — a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
- and the Girgashites H1622 (גִּרְגָּשִׁי) — a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan
- the Hivites H2340 (חִוִּי) — a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
- and the Jebusites H2983 (יְבוּסִי) — a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus
- and I delivered H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- them into your hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- the hornet H6880 (צִרְעָה) — a wasp (as stinging)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- you, which drave them out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- not with thy sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- nor with thy bow H7198 (קֶשֶׁת) — a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
13 And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not labored, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I have given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- you a land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- for which ye did not labour H3021 (יָגַע) — properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
- and cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- which ye built H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- not, and ye dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in them; of the vineyards H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- and oliveyards H2132 (זַיִת) — an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
- which ye planted H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- not do ye eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
14 Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Now therefore fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- him in sincerity H8549 (תָּמִים) — entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
- and in truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- and put away H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- the gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- which your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- served H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- on the other side H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- of the River H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- and in Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- ye Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And if it seem evil H7489 (רָעַע) — properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- unto you H4310 (מִי) — who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
- to serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- choose H977 (בָּחַר) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- you this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- whom H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- ye will serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- whether the gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- which your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- served H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- on the other side H5676 (עֵבֶר) — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
- of the River H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- or the gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- in whose land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- ye dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- but as for me and my house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- we will serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
16 And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- answered H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- God forbid H2486 (חָלִילָה) — literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
- that we should forsake H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- to serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- other H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
17 for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- that brought us up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- and our fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- out of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- from the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of bondage H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- and which did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- those great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- signs H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
- in our sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and preserved H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- us in all the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- wherein we went H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- and among all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- through H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- whom we passed H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
18 and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- drave out H1644 (גָּרַשׁ) — to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
- from before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- us all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- even the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- which dwelt H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- will we also serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- Ye cannot H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- an holy H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- a jealous H7072 (קַנּוֹא) — jealous or angry
- God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- he will not forgive H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- your transgressions H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- nor your sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
20 If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you evil, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If ye forsake H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- strange H5236 (נֵכָר) — foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- then he will turn H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- and do you hurt H7489 (רָעַע) — properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- and consume H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- you, after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- that he hath done you good H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- Nay; but we will serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- witnesses H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- against yourselves that ye have chosen H977 (בָּחַר) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- you Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- to serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- him. And they said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
23 Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Now therefore put away H5493 (סוּר) — to turn off (literally or figuratively)
- the strange H5236 (נֵכָר) — foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
- gods H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- among H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- you, and incline H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- your heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
24 And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and unto his voice will we hearken.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- will we serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- and his voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- will we obey H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- made H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- a covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- with the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and set H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- them a statute H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
- and an ordinance H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- in Shechem H7927 (שְׁכֶם) — Shekem, a place in Palestine
26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- wrote H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- these words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- in the book H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- of the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- and set it up H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- there under an oak H427 (אַלָּה)
- by the sanctuary H4720 (מִקְדָּשׁ) — a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- Behold, this stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- shall be a witness H5713 (עֵדָה) — testimony
- unto us; for it hath heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- all the words H561 (אֵמֶר) — something said
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- which he spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto us: it shall be therefore a witness H5713 (עֵדָה) — testimony
- unto you, lest ye deny H3584 (כָּחַשׁ) — to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
- your God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
28 So Joshua sent the people away, every man unto his inheritance.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- let the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- depart H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- every man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- unto his inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Jehovah, died, being a hundred and ten years old.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- these things H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- that Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Nun H5126 (נוּן) — Nun or Non, the father of Joshua
- the servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- and ten H6235 (עֶשֶׂר) — ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- old H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- him in the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
- of his inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- in Timnath–serah H8556 (תִּמְנַת חֶרֶס) — Timnath-Cheres, a place in Palestine
- in mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- on the north side H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- of the hill H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- of Gaash H1608 (גַּעַשׁ) — Gaash, a hill in Palestine
31 And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Jehovah, that he had wrought for Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- served H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- all the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- and all the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of the elders H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- that overlived H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- that overlived H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- that overlived H748 (אָרַךְ) — to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
- Joshua H3091 (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) — Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
- and which had known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- all the works H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that he had done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- for Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the bones H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- of Joseph H3130 (יוֹסֵף) — Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
- which the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- brought up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- out of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- they in Shechem H7927 (שְׁכֶם) — Shekem, a place in Palestine
- in a parcel H2513 (חֶלְקָה) — properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
- of ground H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- which Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- bought H7069 (קָנָה) — to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
- of the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Hamor H2544 (חֲמוֹר) — Chamor, a Canaanite
- the father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- of Shechem H7927 (שְׁכֶם) — Shekem, a place in Palestine
- for an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- pieces of silver H7192 (קְשִׂיטָה) — an ingot (as definitely estimated and stamped for a coin)
- and it became the inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Eleazar H499 (אֶלְעָזָר) — Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
- died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- and they buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- him in a hill H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- Phinehas H6372 (פִּינְחָס) — Pinechas, the name of three Israelites
- his son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- which was given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- him in mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory