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Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
Joshua 7:5
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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)

וַיַּכּ֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעַ֗י כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשִׁשָּׁה֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם לִפְנֵ֤י הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ עַד־הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים וַיַּכּ֖וּם בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד וַיִּמַּ֥ס לְבַב־הָעָ֖ם וַיְהִ֥י לְמָֽיִם׃

  1. וַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.Ku“and they struck down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  2. מֵהֶ֜םme.Hem“of <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  3. אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei“[the] men of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  4. הָעַ֗יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  5. כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.Shim“about thirty”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  6. וְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.Shah“and six”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
  7. אִ֔ישׁ'Ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  8. וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.Fum“and they pursued them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  9. לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  10. הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'ar“the gate”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  11. עַד־'ad-“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  12. הַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.Rim“<the> Shebarim”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from שְׁבָרִים · “Shebarim” · Strong's H7671
  13. וַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.Kum“and they struck down them”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  14. בַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.Rad“at the descent”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוֹרָד · “descent” · Strong's H4174
  15. וַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.Mas“and it melted”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָסַס · “to melt” · Strong's H4549
  16. לְבַב־le.vav-“[the] heart of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
  17. הָעָ֖םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  18. וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hi“and it became”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  19. לְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yim“<into> water”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
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)