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OET interlinear JOS 6:16

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. וַ,יְהִי
    2. 146622,146623
    3. And he/it was
    4. -
    5. 1961
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_was
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101433
    1. בַּ,פַּעַם
    2. 146624,146625
    3. at time
    4. time on
    5. 6471
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    7. at,time
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101434
    1. הַ,שְּׁבִיעִית
    2. 146626,146627
    3. (the) seventh
    4. seventh
    5. 7637
    6. S-Td,Aofsa
    7. (the),seventh
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101435
    1. תָּקְעוּ
    2. 146628
    3. they gave a blast
    4. blast
    5. 8628
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    7. they_gave_a_blast
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101436
    1. הַ,כֹּהֲנִים
    2. 146629,146630
    3. the priests
    4. priests
    5. 3548
    6. S-Td,Ncmpa
    7. the,priests
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101437
    1. בַּ,שּׁוֹפָרוֹת
    2. 146631,146632
    3. on trumpets
    4. -
    5. 7782
    6. S-Rd,Ncmpa
    7. on,trumpets
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101438
    1. וַ,יֹּאמֶר
    2. 146633,146634
    3. and he/it said
    4. and
    5. 559
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_said
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101439
    1. יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
    2. 146635
    3. Yəhōshūˊa
    4. -
    5. 3091
    6. S-Np
    7. Joshua
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101440
    1. אֶל
    2. 146636
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101441
    2. 146637
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101442
    1. הָ,עָם
    2. 146638,146639
    3. the people
    4. people
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the,people
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101443
    1. הָרִיעוּ
    2. 146640
    3. shout
    4. -
    5. 7321
    6. V-Vhv2mp
    7. shout
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101444
    1. כִּי
    2. 146641
    3. if/because
    4. because
    6. S-C
    7. if/because
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101445
    2. 146642
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101446
    1. נָתַן
    2. 146643
    3. he has given
    4. given
    5. 5414
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    7. he_has_given
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101447
    1. יְהוָה
    2. 146644
    3. YHWH
    4. Yahweh
    5. 3068
    6. S-Np
    7. Yahweh
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101448
    1. לָ,כֶם
    2. 146645,146646
    3. to/for you(pl)
    4. you
    6. S-R,Sp2mp
    7. to/for=you(pl)
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101449
    1. אֶת
    2. 146647
    3. DOM
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. O-To
    7. DOM
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101450
    2. 146648
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101451
    1. הָ,עִיר
    2. 146649,146650
    3. the city
    4. city
    6. O-Td,Ncfsa
    7. the=city
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101452
    2. 146651
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101453

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_was at_time (the)_seventh they_gave_a_blast the_priests on_trumpets and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it_said to the_people shout if/because YHWH he_has_given to/for_you(pl) DOM the_city.

OET (OET-RV) After that seventh time around, the priests blew a long blast on the rams’ horns and Yehoshua told the people, “Shout, because Yahweh has given you all the city!

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:13–6:27 Israel conquered Jericho by God’s power

The Israelites followed God’s instructions and marched around the wall of Jericho town. On the seventh day the wall of the town collapsed and they conquered the town. They killed everybody in it except for Rahab and her family.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The wall of Jericho fell

The conquering of Jericho

6:16a

After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns,

After: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as After introduces the next event in the storyline.

the seventh time around: The phrase the seventh time refers to the seventh time that the priests and army walked around the town on the seventh day.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

The seventh time around (NET)

On the seventh time they walked around the town

the priests blew the horns: There is an interpretation issue here. There are different views about the timing of blowing the trumpets and the shouting. This affects how we understand both 6:16 and 6:20.

  1. While the priests were blowing the trumpets the people started shouting. The trumpets and the shouts were nearly simultaneous. For example:

    as the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said… (REB) (REB, NLT, NASB, NIV, NJPS, GNT)

  2. The priests blew the trumpets first and then the people started shouted. For example:

    when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said… (ESV) (BSB, ESV, RSV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). It is most likely that the blowing of the trumpets and the shouting were nearly simultaneous. The two sounds together made a loud noise that caused fear in their enemies.

6:16b

and Joshua commanded the people,

Joshua commanded the people: You may need to add a time connector to make it clear that Joshua spoke while the priests were blowing the trumpets. For example:

at the same time

the people: The phrase the people refers to the Israelite soldiers.

6:16c

“Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!

Shout: It may be more natural in some languages to express the verb Shout as:

shout loudly

For the LORD has given you the city: The clause the LORD has given you the city indicates that Yahweh will help the Israelites to capture the town. It is because of Yahweh’s power that the Israelite army will conquer Jericho, not through their own cleverness or strength.

has given: The grammatical form of the verb has given seems to indicate that the event has already happened. But at this point the event hasn’t yet happened. The verb form is used to express certainty. It is as if God already made it happen. It may be more natural in some languages to express this certainty in a different way. For example:

The Lord will let you capture this town (CEV)

Yahweh will most certainly give you victory over the town

you: It may be more natural in some languages to translate the pronoun you as “us.” Joshua was among those who captured the town.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ⁠עָם֙

the,people

As in [6:5](../06/05.md) and [6:10](../06/10.md), the phrase the people refers to the Israelite soldiers. Alternate translation: [the Israelite soldiers]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָ⁠כֶ֖ם אֶת־הָ⁠עִֽיר

he/it_gave YHWH to/for=you(pl) DOM the=city

Joshua is using the past tense in order to refer to something that Yahweh will do in the future. He is doing this to show that the event will certainly happen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the future tense. See how you translated the similar expression in [6:2](../06/02.md). Alternate translation: [Yahweh is about to give the city to you] or [Yahweh will certainly give the city to you]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

6:16 Joshua’s command, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the town!” was not a device to cause Jericho’s walls to fall. Rather, Joshua exhorted the Israelites to celebrate God’s victory.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. And he/it was
    2. -
    3. 1987,1929
    5. 146622,146623
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101433
    1. at time
    2. time on
    3. 846,6317
    5. 146624,146625
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101434
    1. (the) seventh
    2. seventh
    3. 1893,7424
    5. 146626,146627
    6. S-Td,Aofsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101435
    1. they gave a blast
    2. blast
    3. 8388
    5. 146628
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101436
    1. the priests
    2. priests
    3. 1893,3668
    5. 146629,146630
    6. S-Td,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101437
    1. on trumpets
    2. -
    3. 846,7912
    5. 146631,146632
    6. S-Rd,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101438
    1. and
    2. and
    3. 1987,683
    5. 146633,146634
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101439
    1. Yəhōshūˊa
    2. -
    3. 2901
    5. 146635
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101440
    1. he/it said
    2. and
    3. 1987,683
    5. 146633,146634
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101439
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 146636
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101441
    1. the people
    2. people
    3. 1893,5847
    5. 146638,146639
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101443
    1. shout
    2. -
    3. 7393
    5. 146640
    6. V-Vhv2mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101444
    1. if/because
    2. because
    3. 3482
    5. 146641
    6. S-C
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101445
    1. YHWH
    2. Yahweh
    3. 3354
    5. 146644
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101448
    1. he has given
    2. given
    3. 5233
    5. 146643
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101447
    1. to/for you(pl)
    2. you
    3. 3705,1978
    5. 146645,146646
    6. S-R,Sp2mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101449
    1. DOM
    2. -
    3. 347
    5. 146647
    6. O-To
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101450
    1. the city
    2. city
    3. 1893,5667
    5. 146649,146650
    6. O-Td,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101452

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_was at_time (the)_seventh they_gave_a_blast the_priests on_trumpets and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it_said to the_people shout if/because YHWH he_has_given to/for_you(pl) DOM the_city.

OET (OET-RV) After that seventh time around, the priests blew a long blast on the rams’ horns and Yehoshua told the people, “Shout, because Yahweh has given you all the city!

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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