Joshua 7:3

They returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do not have all the people go up, but let about 2,000 or 3,000 men go up and attack Ai. Do not have all the people go up, for they are few."

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיָּשֻׁבוּ   אֶל   יְהוֹשֻׁעַ   וַיֹּאמְרוּ   אֵלָיו   אַל   יַעַל   כָּל   הָעָם   כְּאַלְפַּיִם   אִישׁ   אוֹ   כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת   אֲלָפִים   אִישׁ   יַעֲלוּ   וְיַכּוּ   אֶת   הָעָי   אַל   תְּיַגַּע   שָׁמָּה   אֶת   כָּל   הָעָם   כִּי   מְעַט   הֵמָּה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἀνέστρεψαν πρὸς Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν μὴ ἀναβήτω πᾶς ὁ λαός ἀλλ᾽ ὡς δισχίλιοι ἢ τρισχίλιοι ἄνδρες ἀναβήτωσαν καὶ ἐκπολιορκησάτωσαν τὴν πόλιν μὴ ἀναγάγῃς ἐκεῖ τὸν λαὸν πάντα ὀλίγοι γάρ εἰσιν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H7725
וַ (va)
יָּשֻׁ֣בוּ (jashuvo)
seq
to return
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3mp
H0413
H9014
אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H3091
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ (jehvóshua)
Joshua
Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

Npm
H9001
H0559
וַ (va)
יֹּאמְר֣וּ (jómervo)
seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3mp
H0413
H9033
אֵלָי (elaj)
ו֮ (v)
to(wards)
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H0408
H9014
אַל (al-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H5927
יַ֣עַל (jaal)
to ascend
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H5971a
הָ (ha)
עָם֒ (am)
the
people
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9004
H0505
כְּ (ke)
אַלְפַּ֣יִם (alepajim)
like
thousand
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ dual (couple) masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Absolute state

R
Acbda
H0376
אִ֗ישׁ (ish)
man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H0176a
א֚וֹ (vó)
or
Conj. Conjunktion

C
H9004
H7969
כִּ (ki)
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (shelóshet)
like
three
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

R
Acfsc
H0505
אֲלָפִ֣ים (alafim)
thousand
Adj. Adjective
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Acmpa
H0376
אִ֔ישׁ (ish)
man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H5927
יַעֲל֖וּ (jaalo)
to ascend
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H9002
H5221
וְ (ve)
יַכּ֣וּ (jako)
and
to smite
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil 3p pl. hiphil third person masculine plural

C
Vhu3mp
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H9009
H5857
הָ (ha)
עָ֑י (aj)
the
Ai
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Td
Npl
H0408
H9014
אַל (al-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H3021
H9014
תְּיַגַּע (tejaga-)
־
be weary
Verb Verb
piel sing. piel second person masculine singular

Vpi2ms
H8033
H9011
שָׁ֙מָּ (shama)
ה֙ (h)
there
to
Adv. Adverb

Suffix Suffix

D
Sd
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H5971a
הָ (ha)
עָ֔ם (am)
the
people
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H3588a
כִּ֥י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H4592
מְעַ֖ט (meat)
little
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H1992
H9016
הֵֽמָּה (hemah)
׃
they(masc.)
verseEnd
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p pl. personal third person masculine plural

Pp3mp

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