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And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. (KJV)

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וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.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 2:7 word 1

רָדְפ֤וּra.de.Futhey pursued

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

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

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 2:7 word 2

אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'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 2:7 word 3

דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[the] road of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Joshua 2:7 word 4

הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Denthe Jordan

Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jordan

Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT Joshua 2:7 word 5

עַ֖ל'alto

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Joshua 2:7 word 6

הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹתha.ma'.be.Rotthe fords

Lemma: מַעֲבָרָה (ma.a.va.rah) · Strong's: H4569B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: ford

Used 8 times. Also: Judges 3:28, Judges 12:5, Judges 12:6, 1 Samuel 14:4, Isaiah 10:29, Isaiah 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4569B; TAHOT Joshua 2:7 word 7

וְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arand the 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 2:7 word 8

סָגָ֔רוּsa.Ga.rupeople closed

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

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

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 2:7 word 9

אַחֲרֵ֕י'a.cha.Reiafter

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 2:7 word 10

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust when

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Joshua 2:7 word 11

יָצְא֥וּya.tze.'Uthey had gone 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 2:7 word 12

הָרֹדְפִ֖יםha.ro.de.Fimthe pursuers

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 2:7 word 13

אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם\׃'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 2:7 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

So the [king’s] men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
set out in pursuit	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
[of the spies]	→	אַחַר H0310A after
along the road	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
the fords	→	מַעֲבָרָה H4569B ford
of the Jordan	→	יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan
and as	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
soon as they	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
had gone out	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
. . .	→	אַחַר H0310A after
the gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
was shut	→	סָגַר H5462 to shut
. . .	→	אַחַר H0310A after

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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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