Joshua 3:4
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָבַר
you have passed
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עָבַר
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
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יָדַע
you may know
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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קָרַב
you draw near
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קָרַב
To draw near, to approach. Qarab. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. God's invitation is always to come closer.
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מַעַן
so that
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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רָחוֹק
a distance
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רָחוֹק
remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
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הָלַךְ
you will go
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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שִׁלְשׁוֹם
three days ago
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שִׁלְשׁוֹם
trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday
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