Joshua

Joshua 8:4

⁴with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
with these orders	וַיְצַ֨ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Pay attention	רְ֠אוּ	rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
You	אַתֶּ֞ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are to lie in ambush	אֹרְבִ֤ים	’ō·rə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H693 lie in wait
behind	מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י	mê·’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the city	לָעִיר֙	lā·‘îr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
too	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
far	תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ	tar·ḥî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from it	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
All of you	כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם	kul·lə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
must be	וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם	wih·yî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
ready	נְכֹנִֽים׃	nə·ḵō·nîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H3559 be firm

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.