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Joshua 8:20

When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.
Joshua 8:20
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּפְנ֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ הָעַ֨י אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם וַיִּרְא֗וּ וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָלָ֜ה עֲשַׁ֤ן הָעִיר֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם יָדַ֛יִם לָנ֖וּס הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וְהָעָם֙ הַנָּ֣ס הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ אֶל־הָרוֹדֵֽף׃

  1. וַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.Nu“and they turned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנָה · “to turn” · Strong's H6437G
  2. אַנְשֵׁי֩'an.Shei“[the] men of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  3. הָעַ֨יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  4. אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם'a.cha.rei.Hem“behind them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  5. וַיִּרְא֗וּvai.yir.'U“and they saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “behold!” · Strong's H7200I
  6. וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  7. עָלָ֜ה'a.Lah“it went up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  8. עֲשַׁ֤ן'a.Shan“[the] smoke of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָשָׁן · “smoke” · Strong's H6227
  9. הָעִיר֙ha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  10. הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mah“the heavens towards”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute + Suffix, directional · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  11. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. הָיָ֨הha.Yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. בָהֶ֥םva.Hem“in <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  14. יָדַ֛יִםya.Da.yim“hands”
    Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  15. לָנ֖וּסla.Nus“to flee”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  16. הֵ֣נָּהHe.nah“hither”
    Adverb · from הֵ֫נָּה · “hither” · Strong's H2008
  17. וָהֵ֑נָּהva.He.nah“and hither”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from הֵ֫נָּה · “hither” · Strong's H2008
  18. וְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'Am“and the people”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  19. הַנָּ֣סha.Nas“which was fleeing”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  20. הַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.Bar“the wilderness”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  21. נֶהְפַּ֖ךְneh.Pakh“it turned back”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
  22. אֶל־'el-“against”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  23. הָרוֹדֵֽף׃ha.ro.Def“the pursuer”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
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)