Joshua

Joshua 8:25–26

²⁵A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day— all the people of Ai. ²⁶Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction^b all who lived in Ai.

Footnotes

b 8:26 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.

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Joshua 8:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A total	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of twelve	שְׁנֵ֥ים	šə·nêm	Number - md	H8147 two
thousand	אָ֑לֶף	’ā·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
men	מֵאִ֣ישׁ	mê·’îš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
women	אִשָּׁ֔ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
fell	הַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜ים	han·nō·p̄ə·lîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
that	הַהוּא֙	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֤וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	אַנְשֵׁ֥י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Ai	הָעָֽי׃	hā·‘āy	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath

Joshua 8:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joshua	וִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙	wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
draw back	הֵשִׁ֣יב	hê·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the hand	יָד֔וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
held	נָטָ֖ה	nā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his battle lance	בַּכִּיד֑וֹן	bak·kî·ḏō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3591 dart, javelin
until	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
he had devoted to destruction	הֶחֱרִ֔ים	he·ḥĕ·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who lived	יֹשְׁבֵ֥י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Ai	הָעָֽי׃	hā·‘āy	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.