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Joshua 8:18

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Hold out your battle lance toward Ai, for into your hand I will deliver the city.” So Joshua held out his battle lance toward Ai,

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thy hand. And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.

KJV

And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
נְ֠טֵהNe.tehstretch outH5186 →
בַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.Donwith the javelinH3591 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.Kha[is] in hand yourH3027 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָעַ֔יha.'Ai<the> AiH5857 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
בְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.Khain hand yourH3027 →
אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahI will give itH5414 →
וַיֵּ֧טvai.Yetand he stretched outH5186 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
בַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.Donwith the javelinH3591 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.Do[was] in hand hisH3027 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָעִֽיר׃ha.'Irthe cityH5892 →

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Joshua 8:26Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.Job 15:25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,1 Samuel 17:41Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.Joshua 8:7you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.Exodus 8:5And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”Exodus 14:16And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.Exodus 17:9–12So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”1 Samuel 17:6and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.1 Samuel 17:45But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.Exodus 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.Job 39:23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.

About Joshua

Joshua Burns the Town of Ai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joshua Burns the Town of Ai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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