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Joshua 8:14

When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
Joshua 8:14
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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)

וַיְהִ֞י כִּרְא֣וֹת מֶֽלֶךְ־הָעַ֗י וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ וַיֵּצְא֣וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָעִ֣יר לִקְרַֽאת־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה ה֧וּא וְכָל־עַמּ֛וֹ לַמּוֹעֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּֽי־אֹרֵ֥ב ל֖וֹ מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃

  1. וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כִּרְא֣וֹתkir.'ot“when saw”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  3. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. הָעַ֗יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  5. וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּvay.ma.ha.Ru“and they hurried”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָהַר · “to hasten” · Strong's H4116A
  6. וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.mu“and they rose early”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁכַם · “to rise” · Strong's H7925
  7. וַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'U“and they went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  8. אַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-“[the] men of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  9. הָעִ֣ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  10. לִקְרַֽאת־lik.rat-“to meet”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָרָא · “toward” · Strong's H7122H
  11. יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'el“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  12. לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.Mah“for <the> battle”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  13. ה֧וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  14. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. עַמּ֛וֹa.Mo“people his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  16. לַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'Ed“to the appointed place”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוֹעֵד · “time appointed” · Strong's H4150G
  17. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  18. הָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.Vah“the Arabah”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֲרָבָה · “Arabah” · Strong's H6160G
  19. וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  20. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  21. יָדַ֔עya.Da'“he knew”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  22. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  23. אֹרֵ֥ב'o.Rev“an ambush”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
  24. ל֖וֹlo“for <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  25. מֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.Rei“[was] <from> behind”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  26. הָעִֽיר׃ha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
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)