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Joshua 10:17

And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.

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וַיֻּגַּ֖דvayugadand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hophal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַlihoshuato Jehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).לֵאמֹ֑רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…נִמְצְאוּ֙nimtsevcomeמָצָאverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “come”, a completed actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…חֲמֵ֣שֶׁתchameshetfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “five”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).הַמְּלָכִ֔יםhamlakhimthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.נֶחְבְּאִ֥יםnechbeimhideחָבָאverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “hide”, a verb used as a describing wordH2244to secrete[idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.בַּמְּעָרָ֖הbamarahin 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 it was told Joshua, saying: 'The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and it is declared to Joshua, saying, 'The five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah.'

World English Bible

Joshua was told, saying, “The five kings have been found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.”

Darby Translation

And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found, hid in the cave at Makkedah.

Douay-Rheims

And it was told Josue that the five kings were found hidden in a cave of the city of Maceda.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it was told Joshua, saying: 'The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found hid in the cave that is in Makeda.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Ἰησοῦ, λέγοντες, εὕρηνται οἱ πέντε βασιλεῖς κεκρυμμένοι ἐν τῷ σπηλαίῳ τῷ ἐν Μακηδά.