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Joshua 8:9

So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
Joshua 8:9
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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)

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־הַמַּאְרָ֔ב וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֣ם לָעָ֑י וַיָּ֧לֶן יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הַה֖וּא בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.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
  2. יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  3. וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.Khu“and they went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. הַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.Rav“the ambush”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַאֲרָב · “ambush” · Strong's H3993
  6. וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.Vu“and they remained”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  7. בֵּ֧יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  8. בֵּֽית־beit-“Beth-”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  9. אֵ֛ל'el“-el”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
  10. וּבֵ֥יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  11. הָעַ֖יha.'Ai“<the> Ai”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  12. מִיָּ֣םmi.Yam“from [the] west”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “west” · Strong's H3220H
  13. לָעָ֑יla.'Ai“of <the> Ai”
    Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עַי · “Ai” · Strong's H5857G
  14. וַיָּ֧לֶןvai.Ya.len“and he stayed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לוּן · “to lodge” · Strong's H3885A
  15. יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  16. בַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lah“in the night”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  17. הַה֖וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  18. בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokh“in among”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  19. הָעָֽם׃ha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
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)