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And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. (KJV)
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וְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.Revand the ambush
Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to ambush
Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 1
קָם֩kamit arose
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 2
מְהֵרָ֨הme.he.Rahquickly
Lemma: מְהֵרָה (me.he.rah) · Strong's: H4120
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: haste
Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 16:46, Deuteronomy 11:17, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 23:16, Judges 9:54, 1 Samuel 20:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4120; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 3
מִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.Mofrom place its
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 4
וַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuand they ran
Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to run: run
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 5
כִּנְט֣וֹתkin.Totwhen stretched out
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 6
יָד֔וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 7
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they went
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 8
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe 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 8:19 word 9
וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haand they captured it
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 10
וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּvay.ma.ha.Ruand they hurried
Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
Meaning: to hasten
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 11
וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuand they set on fire
Lemma: יָצַת (ya.tsat) · Strong's: H3341
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to kindle
Used 27 times. Also: Joshua 8:8, Judges 9:49, 2 Samuel 14:30, 2 Samuel 14:31, 2 Kings 22:13, 2 Kings 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3341; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 12
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 8:19 word 13
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe 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 8:19 word 14
בָּאֵֽשׁ\׃ba.'Eshwith <the> fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Joshua 8:19 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and as soon as he did so | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| the men in ambush | → | אָרַב H0693 to ambush |
| rose | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| quickly | → | מְהֵרָה H4120 haste |
| from their position | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| They rushed forward | → | רוּץ H7323G to run: run |
| entered | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| captured it | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| and immediately | → | מָהַר H4116A to hasten |
| set it | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| on fire | → | יָצַת H3341 to kindle |
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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