19 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.19",
"source": "וְהָאוֹרֵ֡ב קָם֩ מְהֵרָ֨ה מִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹ וַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙ כִּנְט֣וֹת יָד֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ הָעִ֖יר וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּ וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר בָּאֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "And-the-*ʾôrēḇ* *qām* *məhērâ* from-*məqômô* and-*wayyāruṣû* when-*kinṭôt* his-hand and-*wayyāḇōʾû* the-*ʿîr* and-*wayyilkədûhā* and-*wayəmahărû* and-*wayyaṣṣîtû* [direct object marker]-the-*ʿîr* with-the-*ʾēš*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾôrēḇ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one lying in ambush/the ambusher",
"*qām*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - arose/stood up",
"*məhērâ*": "adverb - quickly/hastily",
"*məqômô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place",
"*wayyāruṣû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they ran",
"*kinṭôt*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - when stretching out",
"*wayyāḇōʾû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they entered",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*wayyilkədûhā*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and they captured it",
"*wayəmahărû*": "Piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they hastened",
"*wayyaṣṣîtû*": "Hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they set",
"*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the fire"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôrēḇ*": "ambusher/one lying in ambush/ambuscade",
"*qām*": "arose/stood up/got up",
"*məhērâ*": "quickly/hastily/speedily",
"*kinṭôt*": "when stretching out/as he extended",
"*wayyilkədûhā*": "captured it/seized it/took it",
"*wayəmahărû*": "hastened/hurried/did quickly",
"*wayyaṣṣîtû*": "set on fire/kindled/ignited"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Joshua.8.20",
"source": "וַיִּפְנ֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ הָעַ֨י אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם וַיִּרְא֗וּ וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָלָ֜ה עֲשַׁ֤ן הָעִיר֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם יָדַ֛יִם לָנ֖וּס הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וְהָעָם֙ הַנָּ֣ס הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ אֶל־הָרוֹדֵֽף׃",
"text": "And-*wayyip̄nû* *ʾanšê* *hāʿay* behind-them and-*wayyirʾû* and-*hinnēh* *ʿālâ* *ʿăšan* the-*ʿîr* the-*šāmayəmâ* and-not-*hāyâ* in-them *yādayim* to-*lānûs* here and-here and-the-*ʿām* the-*nās* the-*midbār* *nehpaḵ* to-the-*rôdēp̄*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyip̄nû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they turned",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*hāʿay*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ai",
"*wayyirʾû*": "Qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they saw",
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/lo",
"*ʿālâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - went up",
"*ʿăšan*": "noun, masculine singular construct - smoke of",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*šāmayəmâ*": "noun, masculine dual with directional heh - toward the heavens",
"*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed",
"*yādayim*": "noun, feminine dual - hands/power/ability",
"*lānûs*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - to flee",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*nās*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one fleeing",
"*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness",
"*nehpaḵ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was turned",
"*rôdēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one pursuing"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyip̄nû*": "turned/looked back/faced around",
"*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of/warriors of",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see",
"*ʿālâ*": "went up/ascended/rose",
"*ʿăšan*": "smoke/vapor",
"*šāmayəmâ*": "toward the heavens/skyward",
"*yādayim*": "hands/power/ability/strength",
"*lānûs*": "to flee/to escape",
"*nās*": "fleeing/escaping",
"*nehpaḵ*": "was turned/turned about/changed direction",
"*rôdēp̄*": "pursuer/one pursuing/chaser"
}
}