Joshua 8:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 8:3 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 →
וַיָּ֧קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עַ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
לַעֲל֣וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הָעָ֑י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
וַיִּבְחַ֣ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
אֶ֤לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
הַחַ֔יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם
shâlach
H7971
to send
לָֽיְלָה
layil
H3915
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joshua and all of the people of war arose to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose 30, 000 men, warriors of valor, and sent them at night.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).