Joshua 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.”

Joshua 3:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Joshua 3:1213 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/עַתָּ֗הwəʿatāh

and thereforeconjH6258

now · straightway · this time · whereas

קְח֤וּqəḥw

takeverbH3947

bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···

לָ/כֶם֙lākem

pron

שְׁנֵ֣יšənēy

two plusadjH8147

couple · double · second · twain ···

עָשָׂ֣רʿāśār

tenadjH6240

fif- · four- · nine- · seven- ···

אִ֔ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

מִ/שִּׁבְטֵ֖יmišibəṭēy

from the tribes ofpronH7626

correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

אִישׁʾiyš

a mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

אֶחָ֥דʾeḥād

oneadjH259

alike · alone · altogether · and ···

אִישׁʾiyš

a mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

אֶחָ֖דʾeḥād

oneadjH259

alike · alone · altogether · and ···

לַ/שָּֽׁבֶטlašābeṭ

to the tribepronH7626

correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Priya SharmaNote1mo ago

Lessons in obedience - Joshua 3

I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative a...