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Joshua 7:2

Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.
Joshua 7:2
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מִֽירִיח֗וֹ הָעַ֞י אֲשֶׁ֨ר עִם־בֵּ֥ית אָ֙וֶן֙ מִקֶּ֣דֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עֲל֖וּ וְרַגְּל֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ אֶת־הָעָֽי׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  3. אֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.Shim“men”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  4. מִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.Cho“from Jericho”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרִיחוֹ · “Jericho” · Strong's H3405G
  5. הָעַ֞יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  6. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. עִם־'im-“[is] beside”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  8. בֵּ֥יתbeit“Beth”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּית אָ֫וֶן · “Beth-aven” · Strong's H1007
  9. אָ֙וֶן֙'a.ven“Aven”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּית אָ֫וֶן · “Beth-aven” · Strong's H1007
  10. מִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.dem“from [the] east”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫דֶם · “east” · Strong's H6924G
  11. לְבֵֽית־le.veit-“of Beth-”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  12. אֵ֔ל'El“-el”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  13. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  14. אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  16. עֲל֖וּ'a.Lu“go up”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  17. וְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.Lu“and spy out”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָגַל · “to spy” · Strong's H7270
  18. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  19. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  20. וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Lu“and they went up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  21. הָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shim“the men”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  22. וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.Lu“and they spied out”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָגַל · “to spy” · Strong's H7270
  23. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. הָעָֽי׃ha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)