Joshua

Joshua 7:3

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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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

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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.