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Joshua 8:23

In Joshua 8 of Joshua.

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

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וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.הָעַ֖יhaaythe Aiעַיdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Ai”H5857Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in PalestineAi, Aija, Aijath, Hai.תָּ֣פְשׂוּtafesvcatchתָּפַשׂverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “catch”, a completed actionH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.חָ֑יchaylifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּvayaqrivvand approachקָרַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and approach”, the next action in the storyH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “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).יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַyehoshuaJehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַnoun, proper name — “Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the king of Ai they caught alive, and bring him near unto Joshua.

World English Bible

They captured the king of Ai alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Darby Translation

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Douay-Rheims

And they took the king of the city of Hai alive, and brought him to Josue.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they took the king of Gai alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸν βασιλέα τῆς Γαὶ συνέλαβον ζῶντα, καὶ προσήγαγον αὐτὸν πρὸς Ἰησοῦν.

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