Joshua
Joshua 8:17
17Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a man | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| was left | נִשְׁאַ֣ר | niš·’ar | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| in Ai | בָּעַי֙ | bā·‘ay | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
| or Bethel | אֵ֔ל | ’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go out | יָצְא֖וּ | yā·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| after | אַחֲרֵ֣י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| leaving | וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ | way·ya·‘az·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the city | הָעִיר֙ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| wide open | פְּתוּחָ֔ה | pə·ṯū·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H6605 open |
| while they pursued | וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ | way·yir·də·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.