Joshua
Joshua 8:14
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.