Joshua 2:8 Go deeper

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; (KJV)

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וְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahand they

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Joshua 2:8 word 1

טֶ֣רֶםTe.remnot yet

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: before

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Joshua 2:8 word 2

יִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.Vunthey had lain down !

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Joshua 2:8 word 3

וְהִ֛יאve.Hi'and she

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Joshua 2:8 word 4

עָלְתָ֥ה'al.Tahshe went up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Joshua 2:8 word 5

עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 2:8 word 6

עַל\־'al-on

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 2:8 word 7

הַגָּֽג\׃ha.Gagthe roof

Lemma: גָּג (gag) · Strong's: H1406

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

Meaning: roof

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Deuteronomy 22:8, Joshua 2:6, Judges 9:51, Judges 16:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1406; TAHOT Joshua 2:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Before	→	טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before
[the spies]	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
lay down for the night	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
[Rahab]	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
went up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
the roof	→	גָּג H1406 roof

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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