Joshua
Joshua 10:6
6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the men | אַנְשֵׁי֩ | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of Gibeon | גִבְע֨וֹן | ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1391 Gibon |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ | way·yiš·lə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| word to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| at Gilgal | הַגִּלְגָּ֣לָה | hag·gil·gā·lāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H1537 Gilgal |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| abandon | תֶּ֥רֶף | te·rep̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H7503 sink, relax |
| your servants | מֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ | mê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Come | עֲלֵ֧ה | ‘ă·lêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| quickly | מְהֵרָ֗ה | mə·hê·rāh | Adverb | H4120 haste, speed |
| and save | וְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה | wə·hō·wō·šî·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| us | לָּ֙נוּ֙ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| Help us | וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ | wə·‘ā·zə·rê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural | H5826 help, succour |
| because | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the kings | מַלְכֵ֥י | mal·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of the Amorites | הָאֱמֹרִ֖י | hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
| from | יֹשְׁבֵ֥י | yō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| the hill country | הָהָֽר׃ | hā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| have joined forces | נִקְבְּצ֣וּ | niq·bə·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| against us | אֵלֵ֔ינוּ | ’ê·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H413 motion to |
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