Joshua

Joshua 8:29

²⁹He hung the king of Ai on a tree^d until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.

Footnotes

d 8:29 Or He impaled the king of Ai on a pole

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He hung	תָּלָ֥ה	tā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8518 hang
the king	מֶ֧לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Ai	הָעַ֛י	hā·‘ay	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a tree	הָעֵ֖ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	הָעָ֑רֶב	hā·‘ā·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
and at sunset	וּכְב֣וֹא	ū·ḵə·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
commanded	צִוָּ֨ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
that they take down the body	נִבְלָת֣וֹ	niḇ·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5038 carcass, corpse
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the tree	הָעֵ֗ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and throw it down	וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ	way·yaš·lî·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the entrance	פֶּ֙תַח֙	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
gate	שַׁ֣עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
And over it	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
they raised	וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ	way·yā·qî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
a large	גָּד֔וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
pile	גַּל־	gal-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1530 heap, wave, billow
of rocks	אֲבָנִ֣ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
which remains to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּֽה׃פ	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

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