King James Version

Joshua 7:16

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

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וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvayashkemand up, rise up) earlyשָׁכַםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and up, rise up) early”, the next action in the storyH7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙yehoshuaJehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַnoun, proper name — “Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).בַּבֹּ֔קֶרbaboqerin dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.וַיַּקְרֵ֥בvayaqrevand approachקָרַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and approach”, the next action in the storyH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.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).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.לִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlishvatayvto dartשֵׁבֶטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.וַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvayilakhedand catchלָכַדconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and catch”, the next action in the storyH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.שֵׁ֥בֶטshevetdartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.יְהוּדָֽהyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and bringeth Israel near by its tribes, and the tribe of Judah is captured;

World English Bible

So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was selected.

Darby Translation

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and caused Israel to come forward by their tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken.

Douay-Rheims

Josue, therefore, when he rose in the morning, made Israel to come by their tribes, and the tribe of Juda was found,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joshua rose up early, and brought the people by their tribes; and the tribe of Juda was pointed out.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὤρθρισεν Ἰησοῦς, καὶ προσήγαγε τὸν λαὸν κατὰ φυλάς· καὶ ἐνεδείχθη ἡ φυλὴ Ἰούδα.