Joshua
Joshua 8:3
3So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| and the whole | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| army | הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| set out | וַיָּ֧קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| to attack | לַעֲל֣וֹת | la·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| Ai | הָעָ֑י | hā·‘āy | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
| Joshua | יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| chose | וַיִּבְחַ֣ר | way·yiḇ·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| 30,000 | שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| mighty men | גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י | gib·bō·w·rê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H1368 strong, mighty |
| of valor | הַחַ֔יִל | ha·ḥa·yil | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| and sent them out | וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם | way·yiš·lā·ḥêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| at night | לָֽיְלָה׃ | lā·yə·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.