The Meaning of Joshua 4:17 Explained

Joshua 4:17

KJV: Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.

YLT: And Joshua commandeth the priests, saying, 'Come ye up out of the Jordan.'

Darby: And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, Come up out of the Jordan.

ASV: Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 4:17?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 4:17 mean?

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What is the context of Joshua 4:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.

What does Joshua 4:17 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 4:17 mean?

Therefore commanded Joshua - the priests saying come up from the Jordan

וַיְצַ֣ו יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ אֶת־ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר עֲל֖וּ מִן־ הַיַּרְדֵּֽן

וַיְצַ֣ו	Therefore commanded
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: צָוָה Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ	Joshua
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	the priests
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
לֵאמֹ֑ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
עֲל֖וּ	come up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן	the Jordan
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יַרְדֵּן Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).

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