Joshua

Joshua 8:14–16

¹⁴When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city. ¹⁵Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness. ¹⁶Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

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Joshua 8:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Ai	הָעַ֗י	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
saw	כִּרְא֣וֹת	kir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
he hurried	וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ	way·ma·hă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4116 hasten
out	וַיֵּצְא֣וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
early in the morning	וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ	way·yaš·kî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7925 start, rise, early
with the men	אַנְשֵֽׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of the city	הָעִ֣יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
to engage	לִקְרַֽאת־	liq·raṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
in battle	לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
at an appointed place	לַמּוֹעֵ֖ד	lam·mō·w·‘êḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
overlooking	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Arabah	הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה	hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
But he	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֔ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
an ambush	אֹרֵ֥ב	’ō·rêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H693 lie in wait
against him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
behind	מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י	mê·’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Joshua 8:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
let themselves be beaten back	וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּ	way·yin·nā·ḡə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5060 touch, reach, strike
before them	לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם	lip̄·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and they fled	וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ	way·yā·nu·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
toward	דֶּ֥רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

Joshua 8:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
were summoned	וַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּ	way·yiz·zā·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to pursue them	לִרְדֹּ֖ף	lir·dōp̄	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
and they followed	וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
and were drawn away	וַיִּנָּתְק֖וּ	way·yin·nā·ṯə·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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Joshua 8:14 Matthew 24:39

Joshua 8:15 Joshua 18:12

Joshua 8:16 Judges 20:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.