King James Version

Joshua 8:30

Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

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אָ֣זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.יִבְנֶ֤הyivnehbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “build”, an unfinished actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙yehoshuaJehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַnoun, proper name — “Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).מִזְבֵּ֔חַmizbechaaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.לַֽיהוָ֖הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.בְּהַ֖רbeharin hillהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.עֵיבָֽלeyvalEbalעֵיבָלnoun, proper name — “Ebal”H5858Ebal, a mountain of PalestineEbal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Joshua built an altar unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

Young’s Literal Translation

Then doth Joshua build an altar to Jehovah, God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

World English Bible

Then Joshua built an altar to Yahweh, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,

Darby Translation

Then Joshua built an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

Douay-Rheims

Then Josue built an altar to the Lord the God of Israel in mount Hebal,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)