Joshua

Joshua 6:21

²¹With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city— man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With the edge	לְפִי־	lə·p̄î-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the sword	חָֽרֶב׃	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
they devoted to destruction	וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙	way·ya·ḥă·rî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in the city	בָּעִ֔יר	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
man	מֵאִישׁ֙	mê·’îš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and woman	אִשָּׁ֔ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
young	מִנַּ֖עַר	min·na·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
old	זָקֵ֑ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
oxen	שׁ֥וֹר	šō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
sheep	וָשֶׂ֛ה	wā·śeh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
and donkeys	וַחֲמ֖וֹר	wa·ḥă·mō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.