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And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. (KJV)
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וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּvai.yi.na.ge.'Uand they were struck
Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to touch
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Joshua 8:15 word 1
יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'Joshua
Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (ye.ho.shu.a) · Strong's: H3091G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joshua
Used 204 times. Also: Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3091G; TAHOT Joshua 8:15 word 2
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 8:15 word 3
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Joshua 8:15 word 4
לִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.Hem<to> before them
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 8:15 word 5
וַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.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 8:15 word 6
דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh[the] direction of
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: direction
Used 75 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:40, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:8, Joshua 12:3, Judges 9:37, Judges 20:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870J; TAHOT Joshua 8:15 word 7
הַמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ha.mid.Barthe wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Joshua 8:15 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Joshua | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| let themselves be beaten back | → | נָגַע H5060 to touch |
| before them | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| and they fled | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| toward | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870J way: direction |
| the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
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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