Joshua 8:4

with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
Joshua 8:4
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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)

וַיְצַ֨ו אֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר רְ֠אוּ אַתֶּ֞ם אֹרְבִ֤ים לָעִיר֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר אַל־תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ מִן־הָעִ֖יר מְאֹ֑ד וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם נְכֹנִֽים׃

  1. וַיְצַ֨וvay.Tzav“and he commanded”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  2. אֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. רְ֠אוּRe.'u“see”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “behold!” · Strong's H7200I
  5. אַתֶּ֞ם'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  6. אֹרְבִ֤ים'o.re.Vim“[are] lying in wait”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
  7. לָעִיר֙la.'Ir“for the city”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  8. מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.Rei“<from> behind”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  9. הָעִ֔ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  10. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  11. תַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.ku“you go far away”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  12. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  13. הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  14. מְאֹ֑דme.'Od“very”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  15. וִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.Tem“and you will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  16. כֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.Khem“all of you”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. נְכֹנִֽים׃ne.kho.Nim“prepared”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from כּוּן · “prepare” · Strong's H3559A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)