Joshua 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 8:9 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמַּאְרָ֔ב
maʼărâb
H3993
ambush
וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בֵּ֧ין
bêyn
H996
between
בֵּֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֛ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וּבֵ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
הָעַ֖י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
מִיָּ֣ם
yâm
H3220
sea
לָעָ֑י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
וַיָּ֧לֶן
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
בַּלַּ֥יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
הַה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָעָֽם
ʻam
H5971
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joshua sent them forth; and they went to set up the ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
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King James Version Public Domain
Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joshua sent them, and they went to the ambush place, and they stayed between Bethel and between Ai, from the west of Ai. And Joshua lodged during that night in the midst of the people.
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