Joshua 7:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men: for they chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent: so the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּכּ֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעַ֗י כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשִׁשָּׁה֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם לִפְנֵ֤י הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ עַד־הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים וַיַּכּ֖וּם בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד וַיִּמַּ֥ס לְבַב־הָעָ֖ם וַיְהִ֥י לְמָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And wayyakku from-them men-of ha'Ai about-thirty and-six 'ish, and wayyirdepu them before the-gate until-the-shevarim, and wayyakkum on-the-descent; and wayyimas heart-of-the-people and wayehi like-water.

Grammar Details

• *wayyakku*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, Hiphil - struck/killed
• *wayyirdepu*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - pursued
• *wayyakkum*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - struck them
• *shevarim*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - quarries/broken places
• *wayyimas*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Niphal - melted
• *wayehi*: waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - became

Word Meanings

• *shevarim*: quarries/stone quarries/broken places
• *wayyimas*: melted/became like water/lost courage

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them. They chased them from the city gate as far as the quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this, the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the men{H582} of Ai{H5857} smote{H5221} of them about thirty{H7970} and six{H8337} men;{H376} and they chased{H7291} them [from] before{H6440} the gate{H8179} even unto Shebarim,{H7671} and smote{H5221} them at the descent;{H4174} and the hearts{H3824} of the people{H5971} melted,{H4549} and became as water.{H4325}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the men{H582} of Ai{H5857} smote{H5221}{(H8686)} of them about thirty{H7970} and six{H8337} men{H376}: for they chased{H7291}{(H8799)} them from before{H6440} the gate{H8179} even unto Shebarim{H7671}, and smote{H5221}{(H8686)} them in the going down{H4174}: wherefore the hearts{H3824} of the people{H5971} melted{H4549}{(H8735)}, and became as water{H4325}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and they of Hai smote vpon a syxe and thyrtie men of them, and chaced them from the porte vnto Sebarim, and smote them downe the waye. Then was the hert of the people discoraged, and became like water.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the men of Ai smote of them vpon a thirtie and sixe men: for they chased them from before the gate vnto Shebarim, and smote them in the going downe: wherfore the heartes of the people melted away like water.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the men of Ai smote of them vpon a thirtie and sixe men: for they chased them from before the gate euen vnto Sebarim, and smote them in the goyng downe: Wherfore the heartes of the people for feare melted away lyke water.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them [from] before the gate [even] unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The men of Ai struck of them about thirty-six men; and they chased them [from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the men of Ai smite of them about thirty and six men, and pursue them before the gate unto Shebarim, and they smite them in Morad; and the heart of the people is melted, and becometh water.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them `from' before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them [from] before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The men of Ai put to death about thirty-six of them, driving them from before the town as far as the stoneworks, and overcoming them on the way down: and the hearts of the people became like water.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them, and they chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like water.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures and defeated them on the steep slope. The people’s courage melted away like water.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 2:11 : 11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
• Lev 26:36 : 36 And upon those who are left alive of you I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one flees from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursues.
• Josh 2:9 : 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
• Deut 1:44 : 44 And the Amorites, who dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, as far as Hormah.
• Josh 5:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, who were on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan before the children of Israel, until we had crossed over, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
• Ps 22:14 : 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within me.
• Isa 13:7 : 7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man's heart will melt:
• Ezek 21:7 : 7 And it shall be, when they say to you, Why do you sigh? that you shall answer, For the tidings; because it comes: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be as weak as water: behold, it comes, and shall be brought to pass, says the Lord GOD.
• Nah 2:10 : 10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melts, and the knees strike together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather paleness.