The Meaning of Joshua 4:13 Explained

Joshua 4:13

KJV: About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

YLT: about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.

Darby: About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.

ASV: about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 4:13?

MEANING: What does Joshua 4:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 4:13 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 4:13?

What is the context of Joshua 4:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

What does Joshua 4:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 4:1-24 - The Memorial Stones

Twelve stones were brought up from the Jordan and erected in Gilgal. They gave fathers the opportunity of telling their children of the miraculous passage of the river. We, too, through our Lord, have passed through the waters of death on to resurrection-ground. Let the great deliverances of God wrought for our fatherland, as well as those wrought for us personally in Christ, be more frequent subjects of family-talk.

Twelve other stones were placed in the river-bed and would be visible when the waters were low. There was an ocular demonstration, therefore, that Israel was really once in these depths. We must not forget the Rock out of which we were hewn, Isaiah 51:1; 1 Corinthians 6:11. Let us never cease to magnify God's grace, Psalms 40:2.

The presence of the Ark alone restrained the piled-up waters. Thus Jesus stands between us and whatever would overwhelm us, especially sin and death, Hebrews 2:14. Do not, in rejecting Him, reject your only screen. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 4

¹ Twelve men are appointed to take twelve memorial stones from Jordan
⁹ Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan
¹⁰ The people pass over
¹⁴ God magnifies Joshua
¹⁵ The priests commanded to come out of Jordan
²⁰ The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal

What do the individual words in Joshua 4:13 mean?

About forty thousand prepared for war crossed over before Yahweh for battle to the plains of Jericho -

כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א עָבְר֞וּ לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶ֖ל עַֽרְב֥וֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ ס

כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים	About forty
Parse: Preposition-k, Number, common plural Root: אַרְבָּעִים Sense: forty.
אֶ֖לֶף	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
חֲלוּצֵ֣י	prepared for
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct Root: חָלַץ Sense: to remove, draw out, draw off, take off, withdraw, equip (for war), arm for war, rescue, be rescued.
הַצָּבָ֑א	war
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
עָבְר֞וּ	crossed over
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
לִפְנֵ֤י	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
יְהוָה֙	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	for battle
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
עַֽרְב֥וֹת	the plains
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: עֲרָבָה Sense: desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness.
יְרִיחֽוֹ	of Jericho
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְרִחֹו Sense: a city 5 miles (8 km) west of the Jordan and 7 miles (.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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