Joshua

Joshua 7:2–3

²Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

³On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”

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Joshua 7:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile	יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֩	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
men	אֲנָשִׁ֜ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
from Jericho	מִֽירִיח֗וֹ	mî·rî·ḥōw	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
to Ai	הָעַ֞י	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
which	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is near	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Beth-aven	אָ֙וֶן֙	’ā·wen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1007 Beth-Aven
to the east	מִקֶּ֣דֶם	miq·qe·ḏem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
of Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
and told them	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go up	עֲל֖וּ	‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and spy out	וְרַגְּל֣וּ	wə·rag·gə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H7270 foot it, go about
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
So the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
went up	וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and spied out	וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ	way·rag·gə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7270 foot it, go about
Ai	הָעָֽי׃	hā·‘āy	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath

Joshua 7:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On returning	וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
they reported	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
There is no need	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to send all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָם֒	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
two	כְּאַלְפַּ֣יִם	kə·’al·pa·yim	Preposition-k; Number - md	H505 thousand
or	א֚וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
three	כִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	kiš·lō·šeṯ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
thousand	אֲלָפִ֣ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
men	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to go up	יַעֲל֖וּ	ya·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and attack	וְיַכּ֣וּ	wə·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
Ai	הָעָ֑י	hā·‘āy	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
Since	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the people of Ai	הֵֽמָּה׃	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are so few	מְעַ֖ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
you need not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
wear out	תְּיַגַּע־	tə·yag·ga‘-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
our people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
there	שָׁ֙מָּה֙	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither

Cross-references

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Joshua 7:2 Joshua 18:12 · Hosea 4:15 · 1 Samuel 13:5 · 1 Samuel 14:23 · Proverbs 24:6 · Matthew 10:16 · Genesis 12:8 · Proverbs 20:18

Joshua 7:3 Hebrews 6:11–12 · 2 Peter 1:5 · 2 Peter 1:10 · Luke 13:24 · Proverbs 13:4 · Proverbs 21:25 · Hebrews 4:11

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