Joshua

Joshua 8:18

¹⁸Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Hold out your battle lance^a toward Ai, for into your hand I will deliver the city.” So Joshua held out his battle lance toward Ai,

Footnotes

a 8:18 Or javelin; twice in this verse, and also in verse 26

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	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	יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
Hold out	נְ֠טֵה	nə·ṭêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your battle lance	בַּכִּיד֤וֹן	bak·kî·ḏō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3591 dart, javelin
toward	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ai	הָעַ֔י	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
into your hand	בְיָדְךָ֖	ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
I will deliver	אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה	’et·tə·nen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
So Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
held out	וַיֵּ֧ט	way·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his battle lance	בַּכִּיד֥וֹן	bak·kî·ḏō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3591 dart, javelin
toward	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to

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Joshua 8:26 · Job 15:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.