Joshua

Joshua 2:5

⁵At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At dusk	בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙	ba·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
when the gate	הַשַּׁ֜עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
was	וַיְהִ֨י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
about to close	לִסְגּ֗וֹר	lis·gō·wr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5462 shut, close
the men	וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים	wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
went out	יָצָ֔אוּ	yā·ṣā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
and I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
which way	אָ֥נָה	’ā·nāh	Interrogative	H575 where?
they	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
went	הָלְכ֖וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
Pursue	רִדְפ֥וּ	riḏ·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
them	אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
quickly	מַהֵ֛ר	ma·hêr	Adverb	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
and	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you may catch them	תַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃	ṯaś·śî·ḡūm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5381 reach, overtake

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.