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And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it. (KJV)
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וְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 1
לָעַ֜יla.'Aito <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 7:4, Joshua 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5857G; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 2
וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.Kahand to king its
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 3
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 4
עָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.tayou did
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 5
לִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.Choto Jericho
Lemma: יְרִיחוֹ (ye.ri.cho) · Strong's: H3405G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jericho
Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 22:1, Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 33:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3405G; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 6
וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.Kahand to king its
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 7
רַק\־rak-only
Lemma: רַק (raq) · Strong's: H7535
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: except
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 26:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7535; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 8
שְׁלָלָ֥הּshe.la.Lahbooty its
Lemma: שָׁלָל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7998
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: spoil
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 31:11, Numbers 31:12, Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7998; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 9
וּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּu.ve.hem.Tahand livestock its
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 10
תָּבֹ֣זּוּta.Vo.zuyou will plunder
Lemma: בָּזַז (ba.zaz) · Strong's: H0962
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to plunder
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Genesis 34:29, Numbers 31:9, Numbers 31:32, Numbers 31:53, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0962; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 11
שִׂים\־sim-set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 12
אֹרֵ֛ב'o.Revan 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 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14, Joshua 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 13
לָעִ֖ירla.'Irfor 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 8:2 word 14
מֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ\׃me.'a.cha.Rei.ha<from> behind it
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Joshua 8:2 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And you shall do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| to Ai | → | עַי H5857G Ai |
| and its king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| you did | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| to Jericho | → | יְרִיחוֹ H3405G Jericho |
| and its king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| except that | → | רַק H7535 except |
| you may carry off | → | בָּזַז H0962 to plunder |
| their plunder | → | שָׁלָל H7998 spoil |
| and livestock | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| for yourselves | → | |
| Set up | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| an ambush | → | אָרַב H0693 to ambush |
| behind | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
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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