Joshua 8:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 8:2 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 →
וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָעַ֜י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ
melek
H4428
king
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשִׂ֤יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לִֽירִיחוֹ֙
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ
melek
H4428
king
רַק
raq
H7535
only
שְׁלָלָ֥הּ
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
וּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּ
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
תָּבֹ֣זּוּ
bâzaz
H962
to plunder
לָכֶ֑ם
שִׂים
sûwm
H7760
to put
לְךָ֥
אֹרֵ֛ב
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
לָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ
ʼachar
H310
after
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king: only the spoil of it, and the cattle of it, shall you take for a prey to yourselves: set you an ambush for the city behind it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall do to Ai and its king just as you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Set for yourselves an ambush against the city from behind it.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).