Joshua
Joshua 2:22
22So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the | וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into the hill country | הָהָ֔רָה | hā·hā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| and stayed | וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ | way·yê·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| there | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| three | שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָמִ֔ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| their pursuers | הָרֹדְפִ֑ים | hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| had returned | שָׁ֖בוּ | šā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| without | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| finding them | מָצָֽאוּ׃ | mā·ṣā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| having searched | וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ | way·ḇaq·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| along the road | הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.