Joshua
Joshua 8:2
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 20:14 · Joshua 6:21 · 2 Chronicles 20:22 · Proverbs 13:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.