Joshua 10:17 Go deeper

And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. (KJV)

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וַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.Gadand it was told

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHw3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 1

לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'to Joshua

Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (ye.ho.shu.a) · Strong's: H3091G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joshua

Used 204 times. Also: Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3091G; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 2

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 3

נִמְצְאוּ֙nim.tze.'Uthey have been found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 4

חֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shet[the] five

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 5

הַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.Khimthe kings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 6

נֶחְבְּאִ֥יםnech.be.'Imhidden

Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to hide

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 31:27, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 7

בַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.Rahin the cave

Lemma: מְעָרָה (me.a.rah) · Strong's: H4631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cave

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 19:30, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4631; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 8

בְּמַקֵּדָֽה\׃be.ma.ke.Dahat Makkedah

Lemma: מַקֵּדָה (maq.qe.dah) · Strong's: H4719

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Makkedah

Used 9 times. Also: Joshua 10:10, Joshua 10:16, Joshua 10:21, Joshua 10:28, Joshua 10:29, Joshua 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4719; TAHOT Joshua 10:17 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And Joshua	→	יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua
was informed	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
The five	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
have been found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
they are hiding	→	חָבָא H2244 to hide
in the cave	→	מְעָרָה H4631 cave
at Makkedah	→	מַקֵּדָה H4719 Makkedah

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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