Joshua
Joshua 2:7
7So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the | וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| set out in pursuit | רָדְפ֤וּ | rā·ḏə·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| along the road | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the fords | הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת | ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4569 ford, pass, passing |
| of the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| and as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| soon as they | יָצְא֥וּ | yā·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| had gone out | הָרֹדְפִ֖ים | hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| the gate | וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר | wə·haš·ša·‘ar | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| was shut | סָגָ֔רוּ | sā·ḡā·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5462 shut, close |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.