Joshua

Joshua 24:12

¹²I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I sent	וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח	wā·’eš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
the hornet	הַצִּרְעָ֔ה	haṣ·ṣir·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6880 hornets
ahead of you	לִפְנֵיכֶם֙	lip̄·nê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and it drove out	וַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁ	wat·tə·ḡā·reš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
the two	שְׁנֵ֖י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
Amorite	הָאֱמֹרִ֑י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
by your own sword	בְחַרְבְּךָ֖	ḇə·ḥar·bə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2719 sword
or bow	בְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃	ḇə·qaš·te·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7198 bow

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.