Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, when the king of Ai seeth [it], that hasten, and rise early, and go out do the men of the city to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people, at the appointed season, at the front of the plain, and he hath not known that an ambush [is] against him, on the rear of the city. King James Bible And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw [it], that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that [there were] liers in ambush against him behind the city. Hebrew When the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Ai הָעַ֗י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city saw [the Israelites], כִּרְא֣וֹת (kir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see he hurried וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ (way·ma·hă·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly out וַיֵּצְא֣וּ (way·yê·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim early in the morning וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ (way·yaš·kî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning with the men אַנְשֵֽׁי־ (’an·šê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 582: Man, mankind of the city הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement to engage לִקְרַֽאת־ (liq·raṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way [them] יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in battle לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה (lam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war at an appointed place לַמּוֹעֵ֖ד (lam·mō·w·‘êḏ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting overlooking לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the Arabah. הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה (hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee But he וְהוּא֙ (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדַ֔ע (yā·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction an ambush אֹרֵ֥ב (’ō·rêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 693: To lie in wait had been set against him ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 0: 0 behind מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י (mê·’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition-m Strong's 310: The hind or following part the city. הָעִֽיר׃ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement |
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