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And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. (KJV)
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וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muand they totally destroyed
Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to devote/destroy
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 22:20, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 21:2, Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2763A; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 2
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 4
בָּעִ֔ירba.'Ir[was] in the city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 5
מֵאִישׁ֙me.'Ishfrom man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 6
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and unto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 7
אִשָּׁ֔ה'i.Shahwoman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 8
מִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arfrom young man
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 9
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and unto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 10
זָקֵ֑ןza.Kenold [man]
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: old
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 11
וְעַ֨דve.'Adand unto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 12
שׁ֥וֹרShorox[en]
Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 13
וָשֶׂ֛הva.Sehand sheep
Lemma: שֶׂה (seh) · Strong's: H7716
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sheep
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 30:32, Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7716; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 14
וַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.Morand donkey[s]
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: donkey
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 15
לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: edge
Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 17:13, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 13:15, Deuteronomy 20:13, Joshua 8:24, Joshua 10:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310H; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 16
חָֽרֶב\׃Cha.rev[the] sword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Joshua 6:21 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| With the edge | → | פֶּה H6310H lip: edge |
| of the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| they devoted to destruction | → | חָרַם H2763A to devote/destroy |
| everything | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| in the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| and woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| young | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| and | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| old | → | זָקֵן H2205H old |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| oxen | → | שׁוֹר H7794 cattle |
| sheep | → | שֶׂה H7716 sheep |
| and donkeys | → | חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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