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Joshua 8:24

When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.
Joshua 8:24
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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)

וַיְהִ֣י כְּכַלּ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל לַהֲרֹג֩ אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֨י הָעַ֜י בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רְדָפ֣וּם בּ֔וֹ וַֽיִּפְּל֥וּ כֻלָּ֛ם לְפִי־חֶ֖רֶב עַד־תֻּמָּ֑ם וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָעַ֔י וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃

  1. וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.Lot“when had finished”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from כָּלָה · “finish” · Strong's H3615G
  3. יִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  4. לַהֲרֹג֩la.ha.Rog“to kill”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. יֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.Vei“[the] inhabitants of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  8. הָעַ֜יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  9. בַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.Deh“in the open country”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  10. בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  11. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. רְדָפ֣וּםre.da.Fum“they had pursued them”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  13. בּ֔וֹbo“in <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  14. וַֽיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.Lu“and they had fallen”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָפַל · “kill” · Strong's H5307J
  15. כֻלָּ֛םkhu.Lam“all of them”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. לְפִי־le.fi-“to [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “edge” · Strong's H6310H
  17. חֶ֖רֶבChe.rev“[the] sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  18. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  19. תֻּמָּ֑םtu.Mam“were finished they”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תָּמַם · “to finish” · Strong's H8552
  20. וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vu“and they returned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  21. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  22. יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  23. הָעַ֔יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  24. וַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.Ku“and they attacked”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  25. אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> it”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  26. לְפִי־le.fi-“to [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “edge” · Strong's H6310H
  27. חָֽרֶב׃Cha.rev“[the] sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
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)