Joshua 8:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 8:21 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 →
וִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
וְכָֽל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
רָא֗וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
לָכַ֤ד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
הָֽאֹרֵב֙
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְכִ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
עָלָ֖ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עֲשַׁ֣ן
ʻâshân
H6227
smoke
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
וַיַּכּ֖וּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אַנְשֵׁ֥י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָעָֽי
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and killed the men of Ai.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For Joshua and all of Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city and that the smoke of the city went up, and they turned and struck the men of Ai.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).