Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers. Young's Literal Translation And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither—and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer,— King James Bible And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. Hebrew When the menאַנְשֵׁי֩ (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Ai הָעַ֨י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city turned וַיִּפְנ֣וּ (way·yip̄·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look and looked וַיִּרְא֗וּ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see back, אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part the smoke עֲשַׁ֤ן (‘ă·šan) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6227: Smoke of the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement was rising עָלָ֜ה (‘ā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to the sky. הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה (haš·šā·may·māh) Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky They could not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no escape לָנ֖וּס (lā·nūs) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away in any direction, הֵ֣נָּה (hên·nāh) Adverb Strong's 2008: Hither, thither and the troops וְהָעָם֙ (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who had fled הַנָּ֣ס (han·nās) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away to the wilderness הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר (ham·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech now became the pursuers. הָרוֹדֵֽף׃ (hā·rō·w·ḏêp̄) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute |
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