Joshua 4:3
Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data
"And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night."
Word-by-Word Analysis
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
אָבִיב
ʼâbîyb
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
כֹּהֵן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
יָצַק
yâtsaq
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
מָלוֹן
mâlôwn
a lodgment, i.e. caravanserai or encampment
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
לוּן
lûwn
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Key Terms in This Verse
יָצַק yâtsaq
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
Study H3332 →לוּן lûwn
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Study H3885 →אָבִיב ʼâbîyb
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Study H24 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →Cross References
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Isr...
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall...
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest y...
The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
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