Joshua
Joshua 2:16
16“Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | לֵּ֔כוּ | lê·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to the hill country | הָהָ֣רָה | hā·hā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| she said | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| so that your pursuers | הָרֹדְפִ֑ים | hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| will not | פֶּֽן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| find | יִפְגְּע֥וּ | yip̄·gə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| you | בָכֶ֖ם | ḇā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| Hide yourselves | וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם | wə·naḥ·bê·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H2247 withdraw, hide |
| there | שָׁ֜מָּה | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| for three | שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָמִ֗ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| until | עַ֚ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they | הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים | hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| have returned | שׁ֣וֹב | šō·wḇ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| then | וְאַחַ֖ר | wə·’a·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H310 behind |
| go | תֵּלְכ֥וּ | tê·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on your way | לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃ | lə·ḏar·kə·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.