King James Version

Joshua 8:16

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

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וַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvayizaaqvand assembleזָעַקconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and assemble”, the next action in the storyH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעָם֙haamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בעירvyrin cityעִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.בָּעַ֔יbaayin Aiעַיpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Ai”H5857Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in PalestineAi, Aija, Aijath, Hai.לִרְדֹּ֖ףlirdofto chaseרָדַףpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to chase”, the to-form of the verbH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םachareyhemafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙vayirdefvand chaseרָדַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and chase”, the next action in the storyH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).אַחֲרֵ֣יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַyehoshuaJehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַnoun, proper name — “Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).וַיִּנָּתְק֖וּvayinateqvand breakנָתַקconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and break”, the next action in the storyH5423to tear offbreak (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.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.הָעִֽירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Young’s Literal Translation

and all the people who [are] in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,

World English Bible

All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Darby Translation

And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Douay-Rheims

But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they pursued after the children of Israel, and they themselves went to a distance from the city.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατεδίωξαν ὀπίσω τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ· καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀπέστησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως.