Joshua 8:27

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{ "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" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַ֣ק הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּשְׁלַל֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔יא בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃

Transliteration

Only the-bəhēmâ and-šəlal the-ʿîr the-that bāzəzû to-themselves Yiśrāʾēl according-to-dəḇar YHWH which ṣiwwâ [direct object marker]-Yəhôšuaʿ.

Grammar Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *bəhēmâ*: cattle/livestock/animals
• *šəlal*: spoil/plunder/booty
• *bāzəzû*: plundered/took as spoil/looted
• *dəḇar*: word/command/instruction
• *ṣiwwâ*: commanded/ordered/instructed

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for themselves, according to the word of the Lord that He commanded Joshua.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded hua.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey for themselves, according to the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Only the cattle{H929} and the spoil{H7998} of that city{H5892} Israel{H3478} took for prey{H962} unto themselves, according unto the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} which he commanded{H6680} Joshua.{H3091}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Only the cattle{H929} and the spoil{H7998} of that city{H5892} Israel{H3478} took for a prey{H962}{(H8804)} unto themselves, according unto the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} which he commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} Joshua{H3091}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  sauynge the catell and the spoyle of ye cite, dyd Israel parte amonge them selues, acordinge vnto the worde of the LORDE, which he comaunded Iosua.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Onely the cattell and the spoyle of this citie, Israel tooke for a praye vnto themselues, according vnto the worde of the Lorde, which hee commaunded Ioshua.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Onely the cattell and the spoile of the citie, Israel toke vnto them selues, according vnto the word of the Lorde, whiche he commaunded Iosuah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey to themselves, according to the word of Yahweh which he commanded Joshua.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  only, the cattle and the spoil of that city have Israel spoiled for themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which He commanded Joshua.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the cattle and the goods from that town, Israel took for themselves, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey to themselves, according to the word of Yahweh which he commanded Joshua.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Israel did plunder the cattle and the goods of the city, in keeping with the LORD’s orders to Joshua.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 8:2 : 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" } }
• Josh 11:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Joshua.11.4", "source": "וַיֵּצְא֣וּ הֵ֗ם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ עִמָּ֔ם עַם־רָ֕ב כַּח֛וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־שְׂפַת־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וְס֥וּס וָרֶ֖כֶב רַב־מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "And-*wayyēṣəʾû* they and-all-*maḥănêhem* with-them *ʿam*-*rāḇ* like-*ḥôl* which on-*śəp̄aṯ*-the-*yām* to-*rōḇ* and-*sûs* and-*reḵeḇ* *raḇ*-*məʾōḏ*", "grammar": { "*wayyēṣəʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they went out", "*hēm*": "independent personal pronoun 3mp - they", "*wəḵol*": "conjunction ו + noun, construct - and all of", "*maḥănêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3mp suffix - their camps/armies", "*ʿimmām*": "preposition עם + 3mp suffix - with them", "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - people of", "*rāḇ*": "adjective - many/numerous", "*kaḥôl*": "preposition כ + noun - like sand", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon", "*śəp̄aṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - edge/shore of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun - the sea", "*lārōḇ*": "preposition ל + article-like prefix + noun - in abundance", "*wəsûs*": "conjunction ו + noun - and horse", "*wāreḵeḇ*": "conjunction ו + noun - and chariot", "*raḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - many of", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly" }, "variants": { "*wayyēṣəʾû*": "and they went out/and they came out", "*maḥănêhem*": "their camps/their armies/their hosts", "*ʿam*": "people/nation", "*rāḇ*": "many/numerous/great", "*ḥôl*": "sand/grains of sand", "*śəp̄aṯ*": "edge/shore/lip/bank", "*yām*": "sea/ocean", "*lārōḇ*": "in abundance/in multitude", "*sûs*": "horse/warhorse", "*reḵeḇ*": "chariot/chariotry", "*məʾōḏ*": "very/exceedingly/greatly" } }
• Ps 50:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.50.10", "source": "כִּי־לִ֥י כָל־חַיְתוֹ־יָ֑עַר בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת בְּהַרְרֵי־אָֽלֶף׃", "text": "For-to-me all-*chayto*-*yaar* *behemot* in-*harerei*-*aleph*", "grammar": { "*chayto*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - beast of", "*yaar*": "noun, masculine, singular - forest", "*behemot*": "noun, feminine, plural - cattle/beasts", "*harerei*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - mountains of", "*aleph*": "noun, masculine, singular - thousand" }, "variants": { "*chayto-yaar*": "beasts of the forest/wild animals", "*behemot beharerei-aleph*": "cattle on a thousand hills/beasts upon mountains of a thousand" } }
• Matt 20:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Matthew.20.15", "source": "Ἢ οὐκ ἔξεστίν μοι ποιῆσαι ὃ θέλω ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς; εἰ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρός ἐστιν, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀγαθός εἰμι;", "text": "Or not is it *exestin* for me to *poiēsai* what I *thelō* with the things *emois*? If the *ophthalmos* of you *ponēros* *estin*, because I *agathos* *eimi*?", "grammar": { "*ē*": "conjunction - or", "*exestin*": "present, 3rd singular - it is lawful/permitted", "*poiēsai*": "aorist infinitive - to do", "*thelō*": "present, 1st singular - I wish/want", "*emois*": "dative, neuter, plural - my own things", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*ophthalmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eye", "*ponēros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - evil/bad", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*agathos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - good", "*eimi*": "present, 1st singular - I am" }, "variants": { "*exestin*": "is lawful/is permitted/is allowed", "*ponēros*": "evil/bad/envious", "*ophthalmos ponēros*": "evil eye (idiom for envy/jealousy)", "*agathos*": "good/generous" } }
• Num 31:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Numbers.31.22", "source": "אַ֥ךְ אֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב וְאֶת־הַכָּ֑סֶף אֶֽת־הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ אֶת־הַבַּרְזֶ֔ל אֶֽת־הַבְּדִ֖יל וְאֶת־הָעֹפָֽרֶת׃", "text": "Only *ʾet*-the-*zāhāb* and-*ʾet*-the-*kāsep* *ʾet*-the-*nəḥōšet* *ʾet*-the-*barzel* *ʾet*-the-*bədîl* and-*ʾet*-the-*ʿōpāret*.", "grammar": { "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*zāhāb*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - gold", "*kāsep*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - silver", "*nəḥōšet*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - copper/bronze", "*barzel*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - iron", "*bədîl*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - tin", "*ʿōpāret*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - lead" }, "variants": { "*nəḥōšet*": "copper/bronze/brass" } }
• Num 31:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Numbers.31.26", "source": "שָׂ֗א אֵ֣ת רֹ֤אשׁ מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ הַשְּׁבִ֔י בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָ֑ה אַתָּה֙ וְאֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְרָאשֵׁ֖י אֲב֥וֹת הָעֵדָֽה׃", "text": "*śāʾ* *ʾēt* *rōʾš* *malqôaḥ* the-*šəbî*, in-*ʾādām* and-in-the-*bəhēmāh*, you and-*ʾElʿāzār* the-*kōhēn* and-*rāʾšê* *ʾăbôt* the-*ʿēdāh*.", "grammar": { "*śāʾ*": "Qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - lift up/take/count", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*rōʾš*": "masculine singular construct noun - head/sum/total of", "*malqôaḥ*": "masculine singular construct noun - booty/plunder/spoil of", "*šəbî*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - captivity/captives", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - man/mankind/people", "*bəhēmāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - beast/cattle/animal", "*ʾElʿāzār*": "proper noun - Eleazar", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - priest", "*rāʾšê*": "masculine plural construct noun - heads of", "*ʾăbôt*": "masculine plural construct noun - fathers of", "*ʿēdāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - congregation/assembly" }, "variants": { "*śāʾ*": "lift up/take/count/take census of", "*rōʾš*": "head/sum/total/census", "*malqôaḥ*": "booty/plunder/spoil/prize/prey", "*šəbî*": "captivity/captives/prisoners", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/people/humans", "*ʾăbôt*": "fathers/ancestors/households" } }