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Joshua 7:9

When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
Joshua 7:9
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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)

וְיִשְׁמְע֣וּ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י וְכֹל֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וְנָסַ֣בּוּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְהִכְרִ֥יתוּ אֶת־שְׁמֵ֖נוּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וּמַֽה־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה לְשִׁמְךָ֥ הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ ס

  1. וְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'U“and they may hear”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  2. הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.Ni“the Canaanite[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּנַעֲנִי · “Canaanite” · Strong's H3669A
  3. וְכֹל֙ve.Khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei“[the] inhabitants of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  6. וְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.bu“and they will surround”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from סָבַב · “surround” · Strong's H5437H
  7. עָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nu“<on> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. וְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tu“and they will cut off”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּרַת · “eliminate” · Strong's H3772I
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. שְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nu“name our”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  11. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  12. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  13. וּמַֽה־u.mah-“and what?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  14. תַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.Seh“will you do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  15. לְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.Kha“for name your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  16. הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.Dol“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)