King James Version
Joshua 6:2 in the King James Version says “And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of va...” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.”
Joshua 6:2 · KJV
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. was: Heb. did shut up, and was shut up
And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once . Thus shalt thou do six days.
And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“See”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“I have given”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“into thine hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of valour”
H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
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