Joshua 8:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 8:12 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֕ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת
châmêsh
H2568
five
אֲלָפִ֖ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיָּ֨שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אוֹתָ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
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אֹרֵ֗ב
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
בֵּ֧ין
bêyn
H996
between
בֵּֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֛ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וּבֵ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
הָעַ֖י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
מִיָּ֥ם
yâm
H3220
sea
לָעִֽיר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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World English Bible Public Domain
He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he had taken about 5, 000 men, and he had set them ambush between Bethel and between Ai, from the west of the city.
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