Hebrew Interlinear

Joshua 8:3 Interlinear

arose So Joshua and all the people of war to go up against Ai chose out So Joshua thirty thousand men mighty of valour and sent them away by night

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּ֧קָםH6965aroseto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
2יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַH3091So Joshuajehoshua (i.e., joshua), the jewish leader
3וְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
4עַ֥םH5971and all the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
5הַמִּלְחָמָ֖הH4421of wara battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
6לַֽעֲל֣וֹתH5927to go upto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
7הָעָ֑יH5857against Aiai, aja or ajath, a place in palestine
8וַיִּבְחַ֣רH977chose outproperly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select
9יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַH3091So Joshuajehoshua (i.e., joshua), the jewish leader
10שְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםH7970thirtythirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
11אֶ֤לֶףH505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
12אִישׁ֙H376mena man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
13גִּבּוֹרֵ֣יH1368mightypowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
14הַחַ֔יִלH2428of valourprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
15וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖םH7971and sent them awayto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
16לָֽיְלָה׃H3915by nightproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity

Verse Context

Joshua 8:2And thou shalt do to Ai and her king And thou shalt do unto Jericho...
Joshua 8:3 (current)arose So Joshua and all the people of war to go up against Ai chose out So Joshua thirty thousand men mighty of valour and sent them away by night
Joshua 8:4And he commanded them saying Behold ye shall lie in wait...

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