Joshua 5:13
{ "verseID": "Joshua.5.13", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י בִּֽהְי֣וֹת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ בִּירִיחוֹ֒ וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ עֹמֵ֣ד לְנֶגְדּ֔וֹ וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ שְׁלוּפָ֖ה בְּיָד֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ הֲלָ֥נוּ אַתָּ֖ה אִם־לְצָרֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* when *bihyôṯ* *yəhôšuaʿ* in *yrîḥô* and *wayyiśśāʾ* *ʿênāyw* and *wayyarʾ* and behold, *ʾîš* *ʿōmēd* before him and *ḥarbô* *šəlûpâ* in his hand. And *wayyēlek* *yəhôšuaʿ* to him and *wayyōʾmer* to him, \"*hălānû* you *ʾim-ləṣārênû*?\"", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect 'to be' - and it came to pass", "*bihyôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - in being/when was", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*yrîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho", "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he lifted up", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*wayyarʾ*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he saw", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - man", "*ʿōmēd*": "participle masculine singular qal - standing", "*lənegdô*": "preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - before him", "*ḥarbô*": "noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sword", "*šəlûpâ*": "passive participle feminine singular qal - drawn", "*bəyāḏô*": "preposition + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand", "*wayyēlek*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he went", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he said", "*hălānû*": "interrogative + preposition with 1st common plural suffix - for us?", "*ʾim-ləṣārênû*": "conjunction + preposition + participle masculine plural qal with 1st common plural suffix - or for our adversaries?" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass", "*bihyôṯ*": "when was/while was/during the time", "*wayyiśśāʾ*": "and he lifted up/raised/elevated", "*ʿênāyw*": "his eyes/sight", "*wayyarʾ*": "and he saw/perceived/beheld", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/individual", "*ʿōmēd*": "standing/positioned/waiting", "*lənegdô*": "before him/opposite him/in front of him", "*ḥarbô*": "his sword/knife/dagger", "*šəlûpâ*": "drawn/unsheathed/pulled out", "*wayyēlek*": "and he went/approached/came near", "*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke/asked", "*hălānû*": "for us/on our side", "*ʾim-ləṣārênû*": "or for our adversaries/enemies/opponents" } }