Joshua 7:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 7:2 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
אֲנָשִׁ֜ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִֽירִיח֗וֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
הָעַ֞י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
בֵּ֥ית
Bêyth ʼÂven
H1007
Beth-aven
אָ֨וֶן֙
Bêyth ʼÂven
H1007
Beth-aven
מִקֶּ֣דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
לְבֵֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֔ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עֲל֖וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וְרַגְּל֣וּ
râgal
H7270
to walk
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ
râgal
H7270
to walk
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעָֽי
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. The men went up and spied out Ai.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which near Beth Aven, from the east of Bethel. And he spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy on the land.” And the men went up and spied on Ai.
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