Joshua 8:12
Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
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ASV
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
KJV
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֕ח | vai.yi.Kach | and he took | H3947 → |
| כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת | ka.cha.Me.shet | about five | H2568 → |
| אֲלָפִ֖ים | 'a.la.Fim | thousand<s> | H505 → |
| אִ֑ישׁ | 'Ish | man | H376 → |
| וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | vai.Ya.sem | and he set | H7760 → |
| אוֹתָ֜ם | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| אֹרֵ֗ב | 'o.Rev | an ambush | H693 → |
| בֵּ֧ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | Beth- | H1008 → |
| אֵ֛ל | 'el | -el | H1008 → |
| וּבֵ֥ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| הָעַ֖י | ha.'Ai | <the> Ai | H5857 → |
| מִיָּ֥ם | mi.Yam | from [the] west | H3220 → |
| לָעִֽיר׃ | la.'Ir | of the city | H5892 → |
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