Joshua
Joshua 7:2
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.