Joshua

Joshua 10:1

¹Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction^a — doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king — and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.

Footnotes

a 10:1 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in verses 28, 35, 37, 39, and 40.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִי֩	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Adoni-zedek	צֶ֜דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H139 Adoni-Tsedek
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
heard	כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ	ḵiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
had captured	לָכַ֨ד	lā·ḵaḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
Ai	הָעַי֮	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
and devoted it to destruction	וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒	way·ya·ḥă·rî·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
doing to	עָשָׂ֤ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
Ai	לָעַ֖י	lā·‘ay	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
and its king	וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ	ū·lə·mal·kāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4428 king
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had done to	עָשָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
Jericho	לִֽירִיחוֹ֙	lî·rî·ḥōw	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
and its king	וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ	ū·lə·mal·kāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4428 king
and that	וְכִ֨י	wə·ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the people	יֹשְׁבֵ֤י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Gibeon	גִבְעוֹן֙	ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1391 Gibon
had made peace	הִשְׁלִ֜ימוּ	hiš·lî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7999 be complete, sound
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H854 with
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and were	וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
near them	בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃	bə·qir·bām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7130 inward part, midst

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.