Joshua 8:19

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׃

  1. וְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.Rev“and the ambush”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
  2. קָם֩kam“it arose”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  3. מְהֵרָ֨הme.he.Rah“quickly”
    Adverb · from מְהֵרָה · “haste” · Strong's H4120
  4. 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
  5. וַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzu“and they ran”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
  6. כִּנְט֣וֹתkin.Tot“when stretched out”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  7. יָד֔וֹya.Do“hand his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  8. וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  9. הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  10. 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
  11. וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּvay.ma.ha.Ru“and they hurried”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָהַר · “to hasten” · Strong's H4116A
  12. 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
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  15. 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)