Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethe flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. Young's Literal Translation that the waters stand; those coming down from above have risen—one heap, very far above Adam the city, which [is] at the side of Zaretan; and those going down by the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, have been completely cut off; and the people have passed through over-against Jericho; King James Bible That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. Hebrew the flowingהַיֹּרְדִ֨ים (hay·yō·rə·ḏîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend water הַמַּיִם֩ (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen stood still. וַיַּעַמְד֡וּ (way·ya·‘am·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations It backed up קָ֣מוּ (qā·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand as far upstream הַרְחֵ֨ק (har·ḥêq) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant as Adam, מֵֽאָדָ֤ם (mê·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 121: Adam -- the first man, also a city in the Jordan Valley a city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement in the area מִצַּ֣ד (miṣ·ṣaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6654: A side, an adversary of Zarethan, צָֽרְתָ֔ן (ṣā·rə·ṯān) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6891: Zarethan -- a city in the Jordan Valley while the water flowing וְהַיֹּרְדִ֗ים (wə·hay·yō·rə·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend toward עַ֣ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the Sea יָ֧ם (yām) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin of the Arabah הָעֲרָבָ֛ה (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee (the Salt Sea) יָם־ (yām-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin was completely תַּ֣מּוּ (tam·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8552: To be complete or finished cut off. נִכְרָ֑תוּ (niḵ·rā·ṯū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant So the people וְהָעָ֥ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock crossed over עָבְר֖וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on opposite נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before Jericho. יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ (yə·rî·ḥōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua |