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Joshua 3:14

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

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וַיְהִ֗יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בִּנְסֹ֤עַbinsoain cause to blowנָסַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in cause to blow”, the to-form of the verbH5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourneycause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), [idiom] still, be on his (go their) way.הָעָם֙haamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.מֵאָ֣הֳלֵיהֶ֔םmeaholeyhemfrom tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.לַעֲבֹ֖רlaavorto alienateעָבַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to alienate”, the to-form of the verbH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhayardenthe Jordanיַרְדֵּןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Jordan”H3383Jarden, the principal river of PalestineJordan.וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםvehakohanimand the priestכֹּהֵןconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.נֹֽשְׂאֵ֛יnoseelift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, participle, construct — “lift up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…הָאָר֥וֹןhaaronthe chestאָרוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the chest”, the ordinary formH727a boxark, chest, coffin.הַבְּרִ֖יתhabritthe confederacyבְּרִיתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the confederacy”, the ordinary formH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הָעָֽםhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bore the ark of the covenant being before the people;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant being before the people;

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, in the journeying of the people from their tents to pass over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

World English Bible

When the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people,

Darby Translation

And it came to pass when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, that the priests bearing the ark of the covenant were before the people;

Douay-Rheims

So the people went out of their tents, to pass over the Jordan: and the priests that carried the ark of the covenant. went on before them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bore the ark of the covenant being before the people;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the people removed from their tents to cross over Jordan, and the priests bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord before the people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπῇρεν ὁ λαὸς ἐκ τῶν σκηνωμάτων αὐτῶν διαβῆναι τὸν Ἰορδάνην, οἱ δὲ ἱερεῖς ᾔροσαν τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης Κυρίου πρότεροι τοῦ λαοῦ.