Joshua

Joshua 7:5

⁵And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries^d and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

Footnotes

d 7:5 Or as far as Shebarim

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the men	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of Ai	הָעַ֗י	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
struck down	וַיַּכּ֨וּ	way·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
about thirty-six of them	כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים	kiš·lō·šîm	Preposition-k; Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
chasing them	וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם	way·yir·də·p̄ūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
from	לִפְנֵ֤י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the gate	הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
as far as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the quarries	הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים	haš·šə·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7671 Shebarim
and striking them down	וַיַּכּ֖וּם	way·yak·kūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
on the slopes	בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד	bam·mō·w·rāḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4174 descent, slope
So the hearts	לְבַב־	lə·ḇaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
melted	וַיִּמַּ֥ס	way·yim·mas	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4549 dissolve, melt
and became	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like water	לְמָֽיִם׃	lə·mā·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

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