Joshua
Joshua 8:9
9So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| sent them out | וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם | way·yiš·lā·ḥêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| and they went | וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the place of ambush | הַמַּאְרָ֔ב | ham·ma’·rāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3993 ambush |
| and lay in wait | וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ | way·yê·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| between | בֵּ֧ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| Bethel | אֵ֛ל | ’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| and | וּבֵ֥ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| Ai | הָעַ֖י | hā·‘ay | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
| to the west | מִיָּ֣ם | mî·yām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| of Ai | לָעָ֑י | lā·‘āy | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
| But | יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| spent | וַיָּ֧לֶן | way·yā·len | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| that | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| night | בַּלַּ֥יְלָה | bal·lay·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| among | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the people | הָעָֽם׃ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.