Joshua

Joshua 8:1–2

¹Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. ²And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”

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Joshua 8:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraid	תִּירָ֣א	tî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
or discouraged	תֵּחָ֔ת	tê·ḥāṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
Take	קַ֣ח	qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
army	הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
with you	עִמְּךָ֗	‘im·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5973 with
and go up	וְק֖וּם	wə·qūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and attack	עֲלֵ֣ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
Ai	הָעָ֑י	hā·‘āy	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
See	רְאֵ֣ה׀	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
I have delivered	נָתַ֣תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
into your hand	בְיָדְךָ֗	ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
the king	מֶ֤לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Ai	הָעַי֙	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
his people	עַמּ֔וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
his city	עִיר֖וֹ	‘î·rōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
his land	אַרְצֽוֹ׃	’ar·ṣōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land

Joshua 8:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you shall do	וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to Ai	לָעַ֜י	lā·‘ay	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
and its king	וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ	ū·lə·mal·kāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4428 king
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you did	עָשִׂ֤יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to Jericho	לִֽירִיחוֹ֙	lî·rî·ḥōw	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
and its king	וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ	ū·lə·mal·kāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4428 king
except that	רַק־	raq-	Adverb	H7535 thin
you may carry off	תָּבֹ֣זּוּ	tā·ḇōz·zū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H962 spoil, plunder
their plunder	שְׁלָלָ֥הּ	šə·lā·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
and livestock	וּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּ	ū·ḇə·hem·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
for yourselves	לָכֶ֑ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
Set up	שִׂים־	śîm-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
an ambush	אֹרֵ֛ב	’ō·rêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H693 lie in wait
behind	מֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃	mê·’a·ḥă·re·hā	Preposition-m; third person feminine singular	H310 behind
the city	לָעִ֖יר	lā·‘îr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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Joshua 8:1 Joshua 1:9 · Deuteronomy 1:21 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Deuteronomy 7:18 · Joshua 6:2 · Daniel 2:37–38 · Isaiah 43:2 · Daniel 4:35 · Matthew 8:26

Joshua 8:2 Deuteronomy 20:14 · Joshua 6:21 · 2 Chronicles 20:22 · Proverbs 13:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.