Joshua

Joshua 8:20

²⁰When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the men	אַנְשֵׁי֩	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Ai	הָעַ֨י	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
turned	וַיִּפְנ֣וּ	way·yip̄·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6437 turn
and looked	וַיִּרְא֗וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
back	אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
the smoke	עֲשַׁ֤ן	‘ă·šan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6227 smoke
of the city	הָעִיר֙	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
was rising	עָלָ֜ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
into the sky	הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה	haš·šā·may·māh	Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H8064 sky, aloft
They could not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
escape	לָנ֖וּס	lā·nūs	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5127 flee, escape
in any direction	הֵ֣נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
and the troops	וְהָעָם֙	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who had fled	הַנָּ֣ס	han·nās	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
to the wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
now turned	נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ	neh·paḵ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their pursuers	הָרוֹדֵֽף׃	hā·rō·w·ḏêp̄	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.