God & Savior

Joshua 8:3

So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night
Joshua 8:3
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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)

וַיָּ֧קָם יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־עַ֥ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לַעֲל֣וֹת הָעָ֑י וַיִּבְחַ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף אִישׁ֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם לָֽיְלָה׃

  1. וַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  2. יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  3. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. עַ֥ם'am“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “soldiers” · Strong's H5971K
  5. הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.Mah“<the> war”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  6. לַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.Lot“to go up”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  7. הָעָ֑יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  8. וַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.Char“and he chose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  9. יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  10. שְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.Shim“thirty”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  11. אֶ֤לֶף'E.lef“thousand”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  12. אִישׁ֙'ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  13. גִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.Rei“[the] mighty [men] of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from גִּבּוֹר · “mighty” · Strong's H1368
  14. הַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yil“<the> strength”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַ֫יִל · “strong” · Strong's H2428G
  15. וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖םvai.yish.la.Chem“and he sent out them”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  16. לָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lah“night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
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)