Joshua
Joshua 8:21
21When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Joshua | וִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ | wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| and all | וְכָֽל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| saw | רָא֗וּ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the men in ambush | הָֽאֹרֵב֙ | hā·’ō·rêḇ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| had captured | לָכַ֤ד | lā·ḵaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and that | וְכִ֥י | wə·ḵî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| smoke | עֲשַׁ֣ן | ‘ă·šan | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6227 smoke |
| was rising from | עָלָ֖ה | ‘ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| they turned around | וַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּ | way·yā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| and struck down | וַיַּכּ֖וּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| the men | אַנְשֵׁ֥י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of Ai | הָעָֽי׃ | hā·‘āy | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.