Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Joshua.8.12", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֕ח כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּ֨שֶׂם אוֹתָ֜ם אֹרֵ֗ב בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֥ם לָעִֽיר׃", "text": "*wa-yiqqaḥ ka-ḥămēšet ʾălāpîm ʾîš wa-yyāśem ʾôtām ʾōrēb bên bêt-ʾēl û-bên hā-ʿay miyyām lā-ʿîr*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*ka-ḥămēšet*": "preposition + number, feminine construct - about five", "*ʾălāpîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thousand", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - men", "*wa-yyāśem*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*ʾōrēb*": "noun, masculine singular - ambush", "*bên bêt-ʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - between Bethel", "*û-bên hā-ʿay*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and between Ai", "*miyyām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - on the west", "*lā-ʿîr*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - of the city" }, "variants": { "*ka-ḥămēšet*": "about five/approximately five", "*ʾōrēb*": "ambush/ambushers/those lying in wait", "*miyyām*": "on the west/westward/to the west" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Josva valgte ut omtrent fem tusen mann og plasserte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han tok omtrent fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Norsk King James

  Og han tok omtrent fem tusen menn og plasserte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Josva tok fem tusen menn og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Josva tok omkring fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han tok omkring fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han tok omtrent fem tusen menn og satte dem til bakholdsangrep mellom Betel og Ai, på byens vestside.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han tok omkring fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Josva tok omtrent fem tusen menn og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Josva valgte da ut omkring fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han havde taget ved fem tusinde Mænd og sat dem i Baghold imellem Bethel og imellem Ai, Vesten for Staden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han tok omtrent fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he took about five thousand men and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han tok omkring fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han tok om lag fem tusen mann og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, vest for byen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han tok omkring fem tusen menn, og satte dem i bakhold mellom Betel og Ai, på vestsiden av byen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han tok omtrent fem tusen menn og satte dem i en posisjon for et overraskelsesangrep på vestsiden av Ai, mellom Betel og Ai.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He had taken aboute a fyue thousande men, and set them in the hynder watch betwene Bethel and Hai, on the west syde of the cite,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee tooke about fiue thousande men, and set them to lye in waite betweene Beth-el and Ai, on the Westside of the citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he toke vpon a fiue thousande men, and set them to lye in wayte betweene Bethel and Ai, on the westsyde of the citie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And taking about five thousand men, he put them in position for a surprise attack on the west side of Ai, between Beth-el and Ai.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 8:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Joshua.8.2", "source": "וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ לָעַ֜י וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשִׂ֤יתָ לִּֽירִיחוֹ֙ וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ רַק־שְׁלָלָ֥הּ וּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּ תָּבֹ֣זּוּ לָכֶ֑ם שִׂים־לְךָ֥ אֹרֵ֛ב לָעִ֖יר מֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "*wə-ʿāśîtā lā-ʿay û-lə-malkāh kaʾăšer ʿāśîtā lî-rîḥô û-lə-malkāh raq-šəlālāh û-bəhemtāh tābōzzû lākem śîm-ləkā ʾōrēb lā-ʿîr mēʾaḥăreyhā*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿāśîtā*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall do", "*lā-ʿay*": "preposition + proper noun - to Ai", "*û-lə-malkāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and to its king", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - as/just as", "*ʿāśîtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did", "*lî-rîḥô*": "preposition + proper noun - to Jericho", "*û-lə-malkāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and to its king", "*raq*": "adverb - only/except", "*šəlālāh*": "noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its spoil", "*û-bəhemtāh*": "conjunction + noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its cattle", "*tābōzzû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall take as plunder", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves", "*śîm*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - set/place", "*ləkā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself", "*ʾōrēb*": "noun, masculine singular - ambush", "*lā-ʿîr*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - against the city", "*mēʾaḥăreyhā*": "preposition + noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - from behind it" }, "variants": { "*ʿāśîtā*": "you did/made/performed", "*šəlālāh*": "its spoil/plunder/booty", "*tābōzzû*": "you shall plunder/take as spoil", "*ʾōrēb*": "ambush/ambushers/those lying in wait", "*mēʾaḥăreyhā*": "behind it/from its rear" } } 3 { "verseID": "Joshua.8.3", "source": "וַיָּ֧קָם יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־עַ֥ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לַעֲל֣וֹת הָעָ֑י וַיִּבְחַ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף אִישׁ֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם לָֽיְלָה׃", "text": "*wa-yāqām yəhôšuaʿ wə-kāl-ʿam ha-milḥāmâ laʿălôt hā-ʿāy wa-yibḥar yəhôšuaʿ šəlōšîm ʾelep ʾîš gibbôrê ha-ḥayil wa-yišlāḥēm lāylâ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yāqām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arose", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*wə-kāl-ʿam ha-milḥāmâ*": "conjunction + construct phrase with definite article - and all the people of war", "*laʿălôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to go up to", "*hā-ʿāy*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai", "*wa-yibḥar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he chose", "*šəlōšîm ʾelep ʾîš*": "number phrase - thirty thousand men", "*gibbôrê ha-ḥayil*": "construct phrase - mighty men of valor", "*wa-yišlāḥēm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he sent them", "*lāylâ*": "adverb - by night" }, "variants": { "*laʿălôt*": "to go up/to ascend/to attack", "*gibbôrê ha-ḥayil*": "mighty men of valor/strong warriors/men of strength", "*lāylâ*": "by night/during the night/at night" } }