Joshua 10:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 10:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֲדֹֽנִי
ʼĂdônîy-Tsedeq
H139
Adoni-zedek
צֶ֜דֶק
ʼĂdônîy-Tsedeq
H139
Adoni-zedek
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
לָכַ֨ד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעַי֮
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒
châram
H2763
to ban
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשָׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לִֽירִיחוֹ֙
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ
melek
H4428
king
כֵּן
kên
H3651
thus
עָשָׂ֥ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָעַ֖י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ
melek
H4428
king
וְכִ֨י
kîy
H3588
that
הִשְׁלִ֜ימוּ
shâlam
H7999
to be at peace
יֹשְׁבֵ֤י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
גִבְעוֹן֙
Gibʻôwn
H1391
Gibeon
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּקִרְבָּֽם
qereb
H7130
midst
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now it happened, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
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King James Version Public Domain
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Adoni Zedek, the king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it, just as he had done to Jericho and to its king, thus he had done to Ai and to its king, and that the dwellers of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and in their midst,
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