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Joshua 8:11

Then all the troops who were with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front of Ai and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them and the city.
Joshua 8:11
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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)

וְכָל־הָעָ֨ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֗וֹ עָלוּ֙ וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ נֶ֣גֶד הָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ מִצְּפ֣וֹן לָעַ֔י וְהַגַּ֖י בֵּינָ֥יו וּבֵין־הָעָֽי׃

  1. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. הָעָ֨םha.'Am“the people of”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “soldiers” · Strong's H5971K
  3. הַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.Mah“<the> war”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  4. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. אִתּ֗וֹ'i.To“[was] with him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  6. עָלוּ֙'a.Lu“they went up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  7. וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּvai.yi.ge.Shu“and they approached”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַשׁ · “approach” · Strong's H5066G
  8. וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “towards” · Strong's H0935I
  9. נֶ֣גֶדNe.ged“before”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫גֶד · “before” · Strong's H5048
  10. הָעִ֑ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  11. וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Nu“and they encamped”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָנָה · “to camp” · Strong's H2583
  12. מִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.Fon“from [the] north of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from צָפוֹן · “north” · Strong's H6828G
  13. לָעַ֔יla.'Ai“<to> Ai”
    Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  14. וְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.Gai“and the valley”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from גַּיְא · “valley” · Strong's H1516R
  15. בֵּינָ֥יוbei.nov“[was] between it”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  16. וּבֵין־u.vein-“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  17. 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)