Joshua 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 2:5 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 →
וַיְהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַשַּׁ֜עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
לִסְגּ֗וֹר
çâgar
H5462
to shut
בַּחֹ֨שֶׁךְ֙
chôshek
H2822
darkness
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
יָצָ֔אוּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אָ֥נָה
ʼân
H575
where
הָלְכ֖וּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
רִדְפ֥וּ
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
מַהֵ֛ר
mahêr
H4118
swift
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼachar
H310
after
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
תַשִּׂיגֽוּם
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
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World English Bible Public Domain
and it happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; where the men went I don't know: pursue after them quickly; for you will overtake them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the gate was to shut at darkness, and the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue quickly after them, for you may overtake them.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).