Joshua 8:4

And he commanded them, saying,
"Behold, you [a smaller group of 5,000 men, see verse 12] shall lie in ambush against the city behind (on the other side; west of) the city, not far from the city, and be ready.

The hebrew text BETA

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

וַיְצַו   אֹתָם   לֵאמֹר   רְאוּ   אַתֶּם   אֹרְבִים   לָעִיר   מֵאַחֲרֵי   הָעִיר   אַל   תַּרְחִיקוּ   מִן   הָעִיר   מְאֹד   וִהְיִיתֶם   כֻּלְּכֶם   נְכֹנִים  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς λέγων ὑμεῖς ἐνεδρεύσατε ὀπίσω τῆς πόλεως μὴ μακρὰν γίνεσθε ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἔσεσθε πάντες ἕτοιμοι


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H6680
וַ (va)
יְצַ֨ו (jetzav)
seq
to command
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
piel wayyiqtol 3p sing. piel wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vpw3ms
H0853
H9038
אֹתָ֜ (óta)
ם (m)
obj.
them
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

To
Sp3mp
H9005
H0559
לֵ (le)
אמֹ֗ר (mór)
to
to say
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H7200
רְ֠אוּ (reo)
to see
Verb Verb
qal pl. qal second person masculine plural

Vqv2mp
H0859d
אַתֶּ֞ם (atem)
you(m.p.)
Pron. Pron.
personal pl. personal second person masculine plural

Pp2mp
H0693
אֹרְבִ֤ים (órevim)
to ambush
Verb Verb
qal participle active pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Vqrmpa
H9005
H5892b
לָ (la)
עִיר֙ (ir)
to
city
Prep. Preposition

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

Rd
Ncbsa
H9006
H0310a
מֵ (me)
אַחֲרֵ֣י (acharei)
from
behind
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H9009
H5892b
הָ (ha)
עִ֔יר (ir)
the
city
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

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

Tn
H7368
תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ (tarechiqo)
to remove
Verb Verb
hiphil pl. hiphil second person masculine plural

Vhi2mp
H4480a
H9014
מִן (min-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H9009
H5892b
הָ (ha)
עִ֖יר (ir)
the
city
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

Td
Ncbsa
H3966
מְאֹ֑ד (meód)
much
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9001
H1961
וִ (vi)
הְיִיתֶ֥ם (hejitem)
seq
to be
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal pl. qal second person masculine plural

c
Vqq2mp
H3605
H9026
כֻּלְּ (kule)
כֶ֖ם (khem)
all
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

Ncbsc
Sp2mp
H3559a
H9016
נְכֹנִֽים (nekhónim)
׃
to establish
verseEnd
Verb Verb
niphal participle active pl. niphal participle active masculine plural

VNrmpa

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