Joshua 8:15

Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
Joshua 8:15
Read chapter

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)

וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּ יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃

  1. וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּvai.yi.na.ge.'U“and they were struck”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַע · “to touch” · Strong's H5060
  2. יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  3. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. לִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.Hem“<to> before them”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  6. וַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.su“and they fled”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  7. דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] direction of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “direction” · Strong's H1870J
  8. הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.Bar“the wilderness”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)