Joshua 4:19

 

And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

 

a. NLT: The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho.

 

b. NIV: On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

 

c. YLT: And the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamp in Gilgal, in the extremity east of Jericho;

 

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And the people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and encamped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho.

 

e. Septuagint: And the people went up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month; and the children of Israel encamped in Galgala in the region eastward from Jericho.

 

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: The people ascended from the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamped at Gilgal at the eastern end of Jericho.

 

1. “And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month…”

 

a. the people [Strong: 5971 * `am am from 6004; 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.]

 

b. came up [Strong: 5927 * `alah aw-law' a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow):--arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.]

 

c. out of [Strong: 4480 * min min or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural) {min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for 4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over, since, X then, through, X whether, with.]

 

d. Jordan [Strong: 3383 * Yarden yar-dane' from 3381; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine:--Jordan.]

 

e. on the tenth [Strong: 6218 * `asowr aw-sore' or masor {aw-sore'}; from 6235; ten; by abbrev. ten strings, and so a decachord:--(instrument of) ten (strings, -th).]

 

f. of the first [Strong: 7223 * ri'shown ree-shone' or riishon {ree-shone'}; from 7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun):--ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.

 

g. month [Strong: 2320 * chodesh kho'-desh from 2318; the new moon; by implication, a month:--month(-ly), new moon.]

 

1). Commentary Jamieson-Fausset-Brown:  that is, the month Nisan, four days before the passover, and the very day when the paschal lamb required to be set apart, the providence of God having arranged that the entrance into the promised land should be at the feast.

 

2. “…and encamped in Gilgal…”

 

a. and encamped [Strong: 2583 * chanah khaw-naw' a primitive root (Compare 2603); properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege):--abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.]

 

b. in Gilgal [Strong: 1537 * Gilgal ghil-gawl' the same as 1536 (with the article as a properly, noun); Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine:--Gilgal.]

 

1). John Gill Commentary: It has its name here by anticipation, for it was so named after this for a reason given (Joshua 5:9).

 

3. “…in the east border of Jericho.”

 

a. in the east [Strong: 4217 * mizrach miz-rawkh' from 2224; sunrise, i.e. the east:--east (side, -ward), (sun-)rising (of the sun).]

 

b. border [Strong: 7097 * qatseh kaw-tseh' or (negative only) qetseh {kay'-tseh}; from 7096; an extremity (used in a great variety of applications and idioms; Compare 7093):--X after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-)side, X some, ut(-ter-)most (part).]

 

c. of Jericho [Strong: 3405 * Yriychow yer-ee-kho' or Yrechow {yer-ay-kho'}; or variation (1Kings 16:34) Yriychoh {yer-ee-kho'}; perhaps from 3394; its month; or else from 7306; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine:--Jericho.]