Joshua

Joshua 10:3–4

³Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying, ⁴“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”

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Joshua 10:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore 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
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
word to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Hoham	הוֹהָ֣ם	hō·w·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1944 Hoham
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Hebron	חֶ֠בְרוֹן	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
Piram	פִּרְאָ֨ם	pir·’ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6502 Piram
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Jarmuth	יַרְמ֜וּת	yar·mūṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3412 Jarmuth
Japhia	יָפִ֧יעַ	yā·p̄î·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3309 on border of Zebulun
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Lachish	לָכִ֛ישׁ	lā·ḵîš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3923 Lakish
and Debir	דְּבִ֥יר	də·ḇîr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1688 Debir
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Eglon	עֶגְל֖וֹן	‘eḡ·lō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5700 Eglon
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Joshua 10:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come up	עֲלֽוּ־	‘ă·lū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and help me	וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי	wə·‘iz·ru·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singular	H5826 help, succour
We will attack	וְנַכֶּ֖ה	wə·nak·keh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H5221 smite
Gibeon	גִּבְע֑וֹן	giḇ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1391 Gibon
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have made peace	הִשְׁלִ֥ימָה	hiš·lî·māh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H854 with
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
and the Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

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Joshua 10:3 Micah 1:13 · 2 Chronicles 11:9

Joshua 10:4 Joshua 9:15 · Joshua 10:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.