Joshua
Joshua 8:6
6They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will pursue us | וְיָצְא֣וּ | wə·yā·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| until | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| we have drawn them away | הַתִּיקֵ֤נוּ | hat·tî·qê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H5423 pull, draw, tear away, apart, off |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they will say | יֹֽאמְר֔וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| are running away | נָסִ֣ים | nā·sîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| from us | לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ | lə·p̄ā·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6440 face, before |
| as they did before | כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| So as we flee | וְנַ֖סְנוּ | wə·nas·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| from them | לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | lip̄·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.