Joshua
Joshua 10:11
11As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As they fled | בְּנֻסָ֣ם׀ | bə·nu·sām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| before | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| along the descent | בְּמוֹרַ֤ד | bə·mō·w·raḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4174 descent, slope |
| from Beth-horon | חוֹרֹן֙ | ḥō·w·rōn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1032 Beth-Choron |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Azekah | עֲזֵקָ֖ה | ‘ă·zê·qāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5825 Azekah |
| the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֡ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| cast down | הִשְׁלִ֣יךְ | hiš·lîḵ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| on them | עֲלֵיהֶם֩ | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| large | גְּדֹל֧וֹת | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| hailstones | אֲבָנִ֨ים | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the sky | הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and more | רַבִּ֗ים | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| of them | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were killed | מֵ֙תוּ֙ | mê·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4191 die |
| by | בְּאַבְנֵ֣י | bə·’aḇ·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H68 stone |
| the hailstones | הַבָּרָ֔ד | hab·bā·rāḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1259 hail |
| than | מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | mê·’ă·šer | Preposition-m; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| by the swords | בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ס | be·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 28:2 · Judges 5:20 · Exodus 9:22–26 · Psalm 18:12–14 · Genesis 19:24 · Psalm 11:6 · Revelation 16:21 · Psalm 77:17–18 · Isaiah 30:30 · Ezekiel 13:11 · Revelation 11:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.