Joshua
Joshua 10:20
20So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| and the Israelites | וּבְנֵ֣י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| continued | כְּכַלּ֨וֹת | kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| to inflict | לְהַכּוֹתָ֛ם | lə·hak·kō·w·ṯām | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| a terrible | גְדוֹלָֽה־ | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh- | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| slaughter | מַכָּ֥ה | mak·kāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they had finished them off | תֻּמָּ֑ם | tum·mām | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H8552 be complete, finished |
| and the remaining | וְהַשְּׂרִידִים֙ | wə·haś·śə·rî·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8300 survivor |
| survivors | שָׂרְד֣וּ | śā·rə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8277 escape |
| retreated | וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the fortified | הַמִּבְצָֽר׃ | ham·miḇ·ṣār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4013 fortification |
| cities | עָרֵ֥י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.