Joshua 7:4 Go deeper

So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. (KJV)

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וַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they went up

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 7:4 word 1

מִן\־min-some of

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 2

הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 3

שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahthere <towards>

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 4

כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetabout three

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 5

אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HAcbpa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 6

אִ֑ישׁ'Ishman

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 7:4 word 7

וַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suand they fled

Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to flee

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 8

לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 9

אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] men of

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 7:4 word 10

הָעָֽי\׃ha.'Ai<the> Ai

Lemma: עַי (ay) · Strong's: H5857G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Ai

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:3, Joshua 7:2, Joshua 7:3, Joshua 7:5, Joshua 8:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5857G; TAHOT Joshua 7:4 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So about three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
thousand	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
went up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
. . .	→	עַם H5971A people
. . .	→	שָׁם H8033G there
but they fled	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
of Ai	→	עַי H5857G Ai

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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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