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Joshua 8:18

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Hold out your battle lance toward Ai, for into your hand I will deliver the city.” So Joshua held out his battle lance toward Ai,
Joshua 8:18
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ נְ֠טֵה בַּכִּיד֤וֹן אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הָעַ֔י כִּ֥י בְיָדְךָ֖ אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה וַיֵּ֧ט יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ בַּכִּיד֥וֹן אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָד֖וֹ אֶל־הָעִֽיר׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  5. נְ֠טֵהNe.teh“stretch out”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  6. בַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.Don“with the javelin”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כִּידוֹן · “javelin” · Strong's H3591
  7. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. בְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.Kha“[is] in hand your”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  9. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. הָעַ֔יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  11. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. בְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.Kha“in hand your”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  13. אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nah“I will give it”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  14. וַיֵּ֧טvai.Yet“and he stretched out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  15. יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  16. בַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.Don“with the javelin”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כִּידוֹן · “javelin” · Strong's H3591
  17. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  18. בְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.Do“[was] in hand his”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  19. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  20. 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)