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Joshua 10:22

Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to 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…יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַyehoshuaJehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַnoun, proper name — “Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).פִּתְח֖וּpitchvopenפָּתַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “open”, a commandH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פִּ֣יpiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…הַמְּעָרָ֑הhamarahthe caveמְעָרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cave”, the ordinary formH4631a cavern (as dark)cave, den, hole.וְהוֹצִ֣יאוּvehotsivand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and bring forth”, a commandH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…אֵלַ֗יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֲמֵ֛שֶׁתchameshetfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “five”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).הַמְּלָכִ֥יםhamlakhimthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.הָאֵ֖לֶּהhaelehthe 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).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמְּעָרָֽהhamarahthe caveמְעָרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cave”, the ordinary formH4631a cavern (as dark)cave, den, hole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then said Joshua: 'Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Joshua saith, 'Open ye the mouth of the cave, and bring out unto me these five kings from the cave;'

World English Bible

Then Joshua said, “Open the cave entrance, and bring those five kings out of the cave to me.”

Darby Translation

And Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me those five kings out of the cave.

Douay-Rheims

And Josue gave orders, saying: Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me the five kings that lie hid therein.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then said Joshua: 'Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joshua said, Open the cave, and bring out these five kings out of the cave.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰησοῦς, ἀνοίξατε τὸ σπήλαιον, καὶ ἐξαγάγετε τοὺς πέντε βασιλεῖς τούτους ἐκ τοῦ σπηλαίου.