Joshua 3:5
"And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And Joshua said unto the people,.... On the third day; and the thirtieth day of the mourning for Moses, Jarchi says, was the first of the three days, and that being the seventh

day of the month, this must be the ninth, as it is most clear the morrow was the tenth: sanctify yourselves; in a ceremonial sense, by washing their bodies and their clothes, and abstaining from their wives; and in a moral sense, by acts of religion and devotion, by prayer and meditation, and the exercise of repentance and, good works: it may denote that sanctification is necessary to our passage over Jordan, or through death to the heavenly Canaan, for without holiness no man shall see the Lord: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you: in their sight and presence, and for them, by dividing the waters of Jordan, that they might pass through it as on dry land; this, as Kimchi says, was the tenth of Nisan, as is plain from Jos 4:19 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (11 words)

H0559 אָמַר
Definition:

1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe 1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H3091 יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Definition:

21; onיֵשׁוּעַsee especially FräVOJ iv. 1890, 332 f.MüllSK 1892, 177 f.who cite analogue for change ofוֹto laterֵ֯, & Nesl.c.) —1Moses' successor, son of Nun, (ᵐ5Ἰησοῦς)יְהוֺשׁוּעַDeuteronomy 3:21;Jud 21; onיֵשׁוּעַsee especially FräVOJ iv. 1890, 332 f.MüllSK 1892, 177 f.who cite analogue for change ofוֹto laterֵ֯, & Nesl.c.) —1Moses' successor, son of Nun, (ᵐ5Ἰησοῦς)יְהוֺשׁוּעַDeuteronomy 3:21;Jud

Possible Meanings:
  • is salvation (semantic_range)
  • is opulence (semantic_range)
H0413 אֶל
Definition:

22;1 Samuel 5:26;1 Samuel 15:22;1 Samuel 29:19), with suffixאֵלַי,אֵלֶיךָ,אֵלַיִךְ, etc.אֵלֵינוּ,אֲלֵיכֶם& (5 t.)אֲלֵכֶם,אֲלֵיהֶם&אֲלֵהֶם(both very often); onceאֵלֵימוֺPsalm 2:5,אֲלֵיהֶן, onceאֲלֵהֶןE 22;1 Samuel 5:26;1 Samuel 15:22;1 Samuel 29:19), with suffixאֵלַי,אֵלֶיךָ,אֵלַיִךְ, etc.אֵלֵינוּ,אֲלֵיכֶם& (5 t.)אֲלֵכֶם,אֲלֵיהֶם&אֲלֵהֶם(both very often); onceאֵלֵימוֺPsalm 2:5,אֲלֵיהֶן, onceאֲלֵהֶןE

Possible Meanings:
  • these (semantic_range)
H5971 עַם
Definition:

Fromamam; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.see HEBREWamamBrow Fromamam; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.see HEBREWamamBrow

Possible Meanings:
  • with (semantic_range)
H6942 קָדַשׁ
Definition:

21; suffixקְדַשְׁתִּיךָIsaiah 65:5; 3masculine pluralקָדֵ֑שׁוּNumbers 17:2;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְדַּשׁ1 Samuel 21:6;יִקְדָּ֑שׁExodus 29:37+, etc.; —1be set apart, consecrated, hallowed, of s 21; suffixקְדַשְׁתִּיךָIsaiah 65:5; 3masculine pluralקָדֵ֑שׁוּNumbers 17:2;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְדַּשׁ1 Samuel 21:6;יִקְדָּ֑שׁExodus 29:37+, etc.; —1be set apart, consecrated, hallowed, of s

Possible Meanings:
  • sacred (semantic_range)
H3588 כִּי
Definition:

Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic, Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic,

Possible Meanings:
  • for (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
H4279 מָחָר
Definition:

23מָחָר׳שַׁבָּתוֺן שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ לְיto-morrowis a sabbath, etc.,1 Samuel 20:5חֹדֶשׁ מָחָרto-morrowis the new moon,1 Samuel 20:18; inיוֺם מָחָרGenesis 30:33;Proverbs 27:1;Isaiah 56:12; in the idiomati 23מָחָר׳שַׁבָּתוֺן שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ לְיto-morrowis a sabbath, etc.,1 Samuel 20:5חֹדֶשׁ מָחָרto-morrowis the new moon,1 Samuel 20:18; inיוֺם מָחָרGenesis 30:33;Proverbs 27:1;Isaiah 56:12; in the idiomati

Possible Meanings:
  • in time to come (semantic_range)
  • in future time (semantic_range)
H6213 עָשָׂה
Definition:

A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows) -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows) -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly,

Possible Meanings:
  • press (semantic_range)
  • squeeze (semantic_range)
H3068 יְהוָֹה
Definition:

7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when 7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when

Possible Meanings:
  • Yahweh (semantic_range)
  • the one bringing into being (semantic_range)
  • life-giver (semantic_range)
H7130 קֶרֶב
Definition:

13+ (only3); constructGenesis 45:6+; suffixקִרְבִּיJoshua 9:7+, 3 feminine pluralקִרְבֶֹּנָהGenesis 41:21,בֶֹּנָה-Genesis 41:21(Ges§ 91i. Köii.1488 N.I), etc.; plural only (suffix)קְרָבַיPsalm 103:1; 13+ (only3); constructGenesis 45:6+; suffixקִרְבִּיJoshua 9:7+, 3 feminine pluralקִרְבֶֹּנָהGenesis 41:21,בֶֹּנָה-Genesis 41:21(Ges§ 91i. Köii.1488 N.I), etc.; plural only (suffix)קְרָבַיPsalm 103:1;

Possible Meanings:
  • war (semantic_range)
H6381 פָלָא
Definition:

23(Ges§ 44f);נִפְלְאַ֫תָה2 Samuel 1:26(Köi. 610 f., 614 Ges§ 75oo); 3 pluralנִפְלְאוּProverbs 30:18;ImperfectיִמָּלֵאDeuteronomy 17:86t.;Participlemasculine pluralנִפְלָאִיםPsalm 139:14; feminine sing 23(Ges§ 44f);נִפְלְאַ֫תָה2 Samuel 1:26(Köi. 610 f., 614 Ges§ 75oo); 3 pluralנִפְלְאוּProverbs 30:18;ImperfectיִמָּלֵאDeuteronomy 17:86t.;Participlemasculine pluralנִפְלָאִיםPsalm 139:14; feminine sing

Possible Meanings:
  • be surpassing (semantic_range)
  • extraordinary (semantic_range)
  • be beyond one's power (semantic_range)
  • difficult (semantic_range)
  • be difficult (semantic_range)

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