Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Joshua.10.17", "source": "וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ לֵאמֹ֑ר נִמְצְאוּ֙ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֔ים נֶחְבְּאִ֥ים בַּמְּעָרָ֖ה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃", "text": "And *wə-yuggad* to *Yəhôšuaʿ* *lēʾmōr* *nimṣəʾû* five the *məlākîm* *neḥbəʾîm* in the *məʿārâ* in *Maqqēdâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yuggad*": "waw consecutive + Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was told", "*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*nimṣəʾû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were found", "*məlākîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the kings", "*neḥbəʾîm*": "Niphal participle, masculine plural - hiding themselves", "*məʿārâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the cave", "*Maqqēdâ*": "proper noun - Makkedah (place name)" }, "variants": { "*wə-yuggad*": "it was told/it was reported/it was announced", "*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "Joshua", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying", "*nimṣəʾû*": "they were found/they have been discovered", "*məlākîm*": "kings/rulers", "*neḥbəʾîm*": "hiding/concealing themselves", "*məʿārâ*": "cave/cavern", "*Maqqēdâ*": "Makkedah (place name)" } }

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