King James Version

Joshua 10:16

But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

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וַיָּנֻ֕סוּvayanusvand awayנוּסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and away”, the next action in the storyH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.חֲמֵ֖שֶׁתchameshetfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “five”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).הַמְּלָכִ֣יםhamlakhimthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.הָאֵ֑לֶּהhaelehthe theseאֵלֶּהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “the these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvayechavevand hideחָבָאconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and hide”, the next action in the storyH2244to secrete[idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.בַמְּעָרָ֖הvamarahin caveמְעָרָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in cave”, the ordinary formH4631a cavern (as dark)cave, den, hole.בְּמַקֵּדָֽהbemaqedahin Makkedahמַקֵּדָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Makkedah”H4719Makkedah, a place in PalestineMakkedah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And these five kings flee, and are hidden in a cave at Makkedah,

World English Bible

These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

Darby Translation

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

Douay-Rheims

For the five kings were fled, and had hidden themselves in a cave of the city of Maceda.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave that is in Makeda.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔφυγον οἱ πέντε βασιλεῖς οὗτοι, καὶ κατεκρύβησαν εἰς τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ ἐν Μακηδά.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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