Joshua 10:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

But these five kings fled and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ בַמְּעָרָ֖ה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wə-yānusu five the məlākîm these and wə-yēḥābəʾû in the məʿārâ in Maqqēdâ

Grammar Details

• *wə-yānusu*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they fled
• *məlākîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the kings
• *wə-yēḥābəʾû*: waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they hid themselves
• *məʿārâ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the cave
• *Maqqēdâ*: proper noun - Makkedah (place name)

Word Meanings

• *wə-yānusu*: fled/escaped/ran away
• *məlākîm*: kings/rulers
• *wə-yēḥābəʾû*: hid themselves/concealed themselves
• *məʿārâ*: cave/cavern
• *Maqqēdâ*: Makkedah (place name)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Meanwhile, the five kings fled and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And these five{H2568} kings{H4428} fled,{H5127} and hid{H2244} themselves in the cave{H4631} at Makkedah.{H4719}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But these five{H2568} kings{H4428} fled{H5127}{(H8799)}, and hid{H2244}{(H8735)} themselves in a cave{H4631} at Makkedah{H4719}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for the fyue kynges, they were fled, and had hyd the selues in the caue at Makeda.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the fiue Kings fled and were hid in a caue at Makkedah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the fiue kinges fled, and were hyd in a caue at Makeda.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And these five kings flee, and are hidden in a cave at Makkedah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But these five kings went in flight secretly to a hole in the rock at Makkedah.

• World English Bible (2000)

  These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The five Amorite kings ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 6:2 : 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel, and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strongholds.
• 1 Sam 13:6 : 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
• 1 Sam 24:3 : 3 And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. And David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
• 1 Sam 24:8 : 8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and showed respect.
• Ps 48:4-6 : 4 For behold, the kings assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled and hurried away. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in labor.
• Ps 139:7-9 : 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.
• Isa 2:10-12 : 10 Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low:
• Isa 2:19-22 : 19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly. 20 In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the rugged rocks, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly. 22 Cease from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for how much is he to be accounted of?
• Isa 24:21-22 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones who are on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days they shall be visited.
• Amos 9:2 : 2 Though they dig into hell, from there my hand will take them; though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
• Mic 7:17 : 17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth; they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of you.
• Rev 6:15 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;