In Joshua 4 of Joshua .
And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vayomer and say וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vayomer and say אָמַר conjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the story H559 to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id… יְהוָ֔ה yehvah Jehovah יְהוָ֔ה yehvah Jehovah יְהֹוָה noun, proper name — “Jehovah” H3068 Jehovah, Jewish national name of God Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). אֶל ־ el among אֶל el among אֵל preposition — “among” H413 near, with or among; often in general, to about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ yehoshua Jehoshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ yehoshua Jehoshua יְהוֹשׁוּעַ noun, proper name — “Jehoshua” H3091 Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ). לֵאמֹֽר ׃ lemor to say לֵאמֹֽר lemor to say אָמַר preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verb H559 to say (used with great latitude) answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id… Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
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American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah spake unto Joshua, saying,
Young’s Literal Translation And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
World English Bible Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,
Darby Translation And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Douay-Rheims And he said to him:
Jewish Publication Society (1917) And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying,
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος τῷ Ἰησοῖ, λέγων,
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