Meanwhile, those in the ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides. So Israel struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained.Joshua 8:22
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאֵ֨לֶּה יָצְא֤וּ מִן־הָעִיר֙ לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ אֵ֥לֶּה מִזֶּ֖ה וְאֵ֣לֶּה מִזֶּ֑ה וַיַּכּ֣וּ אוֹתָ֔ם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־ל֖וֹ שָׂרִ֥יד וּפָלִֽיט׃
- וְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.leh“and these [men]”Conjunction + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- יָצְא֤וּya.tze.'U“they came out”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- מִן־min-“from”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הָעִיר֙ha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- לִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.Tam“to meet them”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָא · “toward” · Strong's H7122H
- וַיִּֽהְי֤וּvai.yih.Yu“and they were”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'El“to Israel”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- בַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekh“in the middle”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- אֵ֥לֶּה'E.leh“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- מִזֶּ֖הmi.Zeh“from this”Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- וְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.leh“and these”Conjunction + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- מִזֶּ֑הmi.Zeh“from this”Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- וַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.Ku“and they struck down”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- בִּלְתִּ֥יbil.Ti“not”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בִּלְתִּי · “lest” · Strong's H1115
- הִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-“he had left”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
- ל֖וֹlo“to <the> him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- שָׂרִ֥ידsa.Rid“a survivor”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂרִיד · “survivor” · Strong's H8300
- וּפָלִֽיט׃u.fa.Lit“and a fugitive”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פָּלִיט · “survivor” · Strong's H6412A
Places named in this verse
- Ai · today: Et Tellsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Ai (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Ai on OpenBible.info