Joshua 7:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 7:5 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 →
וַיַּכּ֨וּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
מֵהֶ֜ם
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָעַ֗י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
וְשִׁשָּׁה֙
shêsh
H8337
six
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
לִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַשַּׁ֨עַר֙
shaʻar
H8179
gate
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים
Shᵉbârîym
H7671
Shebarim
וַיַּכּ֖וּם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד
môwrâd
H4174
slope
וַיִּמַּ֥ס
mâçaç
H4549
to melt
לְבַב
lêbâb
H3824
heart
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְמָֽיִם
mayim
H4325
water
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of Ai struck of them about thirty-six men; and they chased them [from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the men of Ai struck down from them about 36 men. And they pursued them from the face of the gate unto the quarries, and they struck them on the slope. And the heart of the people melted and became water.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).