Josh 8:22-29 : 22 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.22",
"source": "וְאֵ֨לֶּה יָצְא֤וּ מִן־הָעִיר֙ לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ אֵ֥לֶּה מִזֶּ֖ה וְאֵ֣לֶּה מִזֶּ֑ה וַיַּכּ֣וּ אוֹתָ֔ם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־ל֖וֹ שָׂרִ֥יד וּפָלִֽיט׃",
"text": "And-*ʾēlleh* *yāṣəʾû* from-the-*ʿîr* to-*liqrātām* and-*wayyihyû* to-*Yiśrāʾēl* in-the-*tāweḵ* *ʾēlleh* from-this and-*ʾēlleh* from-this and-*wayyakkû* them until-*biltî* *hišʾîr*-to-him *śārîd* and-*pālîṭ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these",
"*yāṣəʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they went out",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*liqrātām*": "preposition with infinitive construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to meet them",
"*wayyihyû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular collective - Israel",
"*tāweḵ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the midst",
"*wayyakkû*": "Hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they struck",
"*biltî*": "conjunction - not",
"*hišʾîr*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to leave",
"*śārîd*": "noun, masculine singular - survivor",
"*pālîṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - escapee"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾēlleh*": "these/those",
"*yāṣəʾû*": "went out/came out/emerged",
"*liqrātām*": "to meet them/to encounter them",
"*tāweḵ*": "midst/middle/between",
"*wayyakkû*": "struck/smote/attacked",
"*biltî*": "not/without",
"*hišʾîr*": "to leave/to let remain",
"*śārîd*": "survivor/remnant/one remaining",
"*pālîṭ*": "escapee/fugitive/one who escapes"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.23",
"source": "וְאֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ הָעַ֖י תָּ֣פְשׂוּ חָ֑י וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃",
"text": "And-[direct object marker]-*meleḵ* *hāʿay* *tāp̄śû* *ḥāy* and-*wayyaqriḇû* him to-*Yəhôšuaʿ*.",
"grammar": {
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*hāʿay*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai",
"*tāp̄śû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they seized",
"*ḥāy*": "adjective, masculine singular - alive/living",
"*wayyaqriḇû*": "Hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they brought near",
"*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua"
},
"variants": {
"*tāp̄śû*": "seized/captured/caught",
"*ḥāy*": "alive/living/life",
"*wayyaqriḇû*": "brought near/brought/presented"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.24",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י כְּכַלּ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל לַהֲרֹג֩ אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֨י הָעַ֜י בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רְדָפ֣וּם בּ֔וֹ וַֽיִּפְּל֥וּ כֻלָּ֛ם לְפִי־חֶ֖רֶב עַד־תֻּמָּ֑ם וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָעַ֔י וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* when-*kəḵallôt* *Yiśrāʾēl* to-*lahărōg* [direct object marker]-all-*yōšḇê* *hāʿay* in-the-*śādeh* in-the-*midbār* which *rədāp̄ûm* in-it and-*wayyippəlû* all-of-them to-*pî*-*ḥereḇ* until-*tummām* and-*wayyāšuḇû* all-*Yiśrāʾēl* *hāʿay* and-*wayyakkû* it to-*pî*-*ḥāreḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*kəḵallôt*": "Piel infinitive construct with preposition - when finishing",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular collective - Israel",
"*lahărōg*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - to kill",
"*yōšḇê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - inhabitants of",
"*hāʿay*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai",
"*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field",
"*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness",
"*rədāp̄ûm*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - they pursued them",
"*wayyippəlû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they fell",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of/edge of",
"*ḥereḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*tummām*": "Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their completion/until they were finished",
"*wayyāšuḇû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they returned",
"*wayyakkû*": "Hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they struck",
"*ḥāreḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass",
"*kəḵallôt*": "when finishing/when completed/when ended",
"*lahărōg*": "to kill/to slay",
"*yōšḇê*": "inhabitants of/dwellers in/residents of",
"*śādeh*": "field/open country/land",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land",
"*rədāp̄ûm*": "pursued them/chased them",
"*wayyippəlû*": "fell/were slain",
"*pî-ḥereḇ*": "edge of the sword/by the sword",
"*tummām*": "their completion/until they were finished/to their end",
"*wayyāšuḇû*": "returned/turned back",
"*wayyakkû*": "struck/smote/attacked"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.25",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ כָל־הַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜ים בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ מֵאִ֣ישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף כֹּ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* all-the-*nōp̄əlîm* in-the-*yôm* the-that from-*ʾîš* and-unto-*ʾiššâ* *šənêm* *ʿāśār* *ʾālep̄* all *ʾanšê* *hāʿāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was",
"*nōp̄əlîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones falling",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - woman",
"*šənêm*": "number, masculine dual construct - two of",
"*ʿāśār*": "number, masculine singular - ten",
"*ʾālep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*hāʿāy*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it was/and there were",
"*nōp̄əlîm*": "fallen ones/those who fell/casualties",
"*ʾîš*": "man/male",
"*ʾiššâ*": "woman/female",
"*šənêm ʿāśār ʾālep̄*": "twelve thousand"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.26",
"source": "וִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לֹֽא־הֵשִׁ֣יב יָד֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָ֖ה בַּכִּיד֑וֹן עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱרִ֔ים אֵ֖ת כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָעָֽי׃",
"text": "And-*Yəhôšuaʿ* not-*hēšîḇ* his-hand which *nāṭâ* with-the-*kîdôn* until which *heḥĕrîm* [direct object marker] all-*yōšḇê* *hāʿāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua",
"*hēšîḇ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought back/withdrew",
"*nāṭâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he stretched out",
"*kîdôn*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the javelin/spear",
"*heḥĕrîm*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he utterly destroyed/devoted to destruction",
"*yōšḇê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - inhabitants of",
"*hāʿāy*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai"
},
"variants": {
"*hēšîḇ*": "brought back/withdrew/pulled back",
"*nāṭâ*": "stretched out/extended/held out",
"*kîdôn*": "javelin/spear/lance",
"*heḥĕrîm*": "utterly destroyed/devoted to destruction/annihilated",
"*yōšḇê*": "inhabitants of/dwellers in/residents of"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.27",
"source": "רַ֣ק הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּשְׁלַל֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔יא בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃",
"text": "Only the-*bəhēmâ* and-*šəlal* the-*ʿîr* the-that *bāzəzû* to-themselves *Yiśrāʾēl* according-to-*dəḇar* *YHWH* which *ṣiwwâ* [direct object marker]-*Yəhôšuaʿ*.",
"grammar": {
"*bəhēmâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the cattle/livestock",
"*šəlal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - spoil of",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*bāzəzû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they plundered",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular collective - Israel",
"*dəḇar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded",
"*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua"
},
"variants": {
"*bəhēmâ*": "cattle/livestock/animals",
"*šəlal*": "spoil/plunder/booty",
"*bāzəzû*": "plundered/took as spoil/looted",
"*dəḇar*": "word/command/instruction",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "commanded/ordered/instructed"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.28",
"source": "וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶת־הָעָ֑י וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָ תֵּל־עוֹלָם֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wayyiśrōp̄* *Yəhôšuaʿ* [direct object marker]-*hāʿāy* and-*wayəśîmehā* *tēl*-*ʿôlām* *šəmāmâ* until the-*yôm* the-this.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiśrōp̄*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he burned",
"*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua",
"*hāʿāy*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai",
"*wayəśîmehā*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he made it",
"*tēl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mound of",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - perpetuity/forever",
"*šəmāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - desolation",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiśrōp̄*": "burned/set on fire",
"*wayəśîmehā*": "made it/set it/placed it",
"*tēl-ʿôlām*": "everlasting heap/permanent mound/eternal ruin",
"*šəmāmâ*": "desolation/wasteland/ruins",
"*yôm*": "day/time"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.29",
"source": "וְאֶת־מֶ֧לֶךְ הָעַ֛י תָּלָ֥ה עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ עַד־עֵ֣ת הָעָ֑רֶב וּכְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ וַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ אֶת־נִבְלָת֣וֹ מִן־הָעֵ֗ץ וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ אוֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־פֶּ֙תַח֙ שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ עָלָיו֙ גַּל־אֲבָנִ֣ים גָּד֔וֹל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ",
"text": "*wə-ʾet-melek hāʿay tālāh ʿal-hāʿēṣ ʿad-ʿēt hāʿāreb ūḵəbôʾ haššemeš ṣiwwāh yəhôšuaʿ wayyôrîdū ʾet-niḇlātô min-hāʿēṣ wayyašlîḵū ʾôtāh ʾel-petaḥ šaʿar hāʿîr wayyāqîmū ʿālāyw gal-ʾăḇānîm gādôl ʿad hayyôm hazzeh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - king of",
"*hāʿay*": "noun, proper, with definite article - the Ai",
"*tālāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he hung",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon",
"*hāʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the tree/wood/pole",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - time of",
"*hāʿāreb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the evening",
"*ūḵəbôʾ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, infinitive construct - and at the entering of",
"*haššemeš*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the sun",
"*ṣiwwāh*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded",
"*yəhôšuaʿ*": "noun, proper - Joshua",
"*wayyôrîdū*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they brought down",
"*niḇlātô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his corpse",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*wayyašlîḵū*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they cast/threw",
"*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it (the corpse)",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*petaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - entrance of",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*hāʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*wayyāqîmū*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they raised/erected",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*gal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heap of",
"*ʾăḇānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - stones",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - large/great",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*hayyôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this"
},
"variants": {
"*tālāh*": "hung/suspended/executed",
"*hāʿēṣ*": "tree/wooden pole/gallows",
"*ʿēt*": "time/season/period",
"*ūḵəbôʾ haššemeš*": "at sunset/when the sun came in/at the going in of the sun",
"*niḇlātô*": "his corpse/dead body/carcass",
"*wayyašlîḵū*": "they threw/cast/hurled",
"*gal*": "heap/pile/mound"
}
}