So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.Joshua 7:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּעֲל֤וּ מִן־הָעָם֙ שָׁ֔מָּה כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ לִפְנֵ֖י אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃
- וַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.Lu“and they went up”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- מִן־min-“some of”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הָעָם֙ha.'Am“the people”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mah“there <towards>”Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shet“about three”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
- אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fim“thousand<s>”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- אִ֑ישׁ'Ish“man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- וַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.su“and they fled”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
- לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei“[the] men of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- הָעָֽי׃ha.'Ai“<the> Ai”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
Places named in this verse
- Ai · today: Et Tellsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Ai (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Ai on OpenBible.info