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And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 1

הַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arthe gate

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 2

לִסְגּ֗וֹרlis.Gor[about] to shut

Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462

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

Meaning: to shut

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 3

בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhat <the> darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 4

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.Shimand the men

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 5

יָצָ֔אוּya.Tza.'uthey went out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 7

יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 8

אָ֥נָה'A.nahwhere?

Lemma: אָן (an) · Strong's: H0575

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 37:30, Exodus 16:28, Numbers 14:11, Deuteronomy 1:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0575; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 9

הָלְכ֖וּha.le.Khudid they go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 10

הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 11

רִדְפ֥וּrid.Fupursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 12

מַהֵ֛רma.Herquickly

Lemma: מַהֵר (ma.her) · Strong's: H4118B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: quickly

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 32:8, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 7:4, Deuteronomy 7:22, Deuteronomy 9:3, Deuteronomy 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4118B; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 13

אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter them

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 14

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 15

תַשִּׂיגֽוּם\׃ta.si.Gumyou will overtake them

Lemma: נָשַׂג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)

Meaning: to overtake

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:6, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5381; TAHOT Joshua 2:5 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

At dusk	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
when the gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
about to close	→	סָגַר H5462 to shut
the men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
went out	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
and I do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
which way	→	אָן H0575 where?
they	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
went	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
Pursue	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
them	→	אַחַר H0310A after
quickly	→	מַהֵר H4118B quickly
and	→	כִּי H3588A for
you may catch them	→	נָשַׂג H5381 to overtake

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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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