and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.Joshua 8:19
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהָאוֹרֵ֡ב קָם֩ מְהֵרָ֨ה מִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹ וַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙ כִּנְט֣וֹת יָד֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ הָעִ֖יר וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּ וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
- וְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.Rev“and the ambush”Conjunction + Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
- קָם֩kam“it arose”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- מְהֵרָ֨הme.he.Rah“quickly”Adverb · from מְהֵרָה · “haste” · Strong's H4120
- מִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.Mo“from place its”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
- וַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzu“and they ran”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
- כִּנְט֣וֹתkin.Tot“when stretched out”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
- יָד֔וֹya.Do“hand his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.ha“and they captured it”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
- וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּvay.ma.ha.Ru“and they hurried”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָהַר · “to hasten” · Strong's H4116A
- וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tu“and they set on fire”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצַת · “to kindle” · Strong's H3341
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'Esh“with <the> fire”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)