Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.Joshua 8:17
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)
וְלֹֽא־נִשְׁאַ֣ר אִ֗ישׁ בָּעַי֙ וּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָצְא֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ אֶת־הָעִיר֙ פְּתוּחָ֔ה וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ
- וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- נִשְׁאַ֣רnish.'Ar“he remained”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
- אִ֗ישׁ'Ish“anyone”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- בָּעַי֙ba.'Ai“in <the> Ai”Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
- וּבֵ֣יתu.Veit“and Beth-”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
- אֵ֔ל'El“-el”Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָצְא֖וּya.tze.'U“they went out”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Rei“after”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.Vu“and they left”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָעִיר֙ha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- פְּתוּחָ֔הpe.tu.Chah“open”Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from פָּתַח · “to open” · Strong's H6605A
- וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.Fu“and they pursued”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
- אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.Rei“after”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
Places named in this verse
- Ai · today: Et Tellsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Ai (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Ai on OpenBible.info
- Bethel · today: Beitinsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Bethel (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Bethel on OpenBible.info