Hebrew Interlinear

Joshua 8:4 Interlinear

And he commanded them saying Behold ye shall lie in wait against the city even behind against the city far against the city not very but be ye all ready

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְצַ֨וH6680And he commanded(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
2אֹתָ֜םH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3לֵאמֹ֗רH559them sayingto say (used with great latitude)
4רְ֠אוּH7200Beholdto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
5אַתֶּ֞םH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
6אֹֽרְבִ֤יםH693ye shall lie in waitto lurk
7הָעִ֖ירH5892against the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
8מֵאַֽחֲרֵ֣יH310even behindproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
9הָעִ֖ירH5892against the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
10אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
11תַּרְחִ֥יקוּH7368farto widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
12מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
13הָעִ֖ירH5892against the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
14מְאֹ֑דH3966not veryproperly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
15וִֽהְיִיתֶ֥םH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
16כֻּלְּכֶ֖םH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
17נְכֹנִֽים׃H3559but be ye all readyproperly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,

Verse Context

Joshua 8:3arose So Joshua and all the people of war to go up...
Joshua 8:4 (current)And he commanded them saying Behold ye shall lie in wait against the city even behind against the city far against the city not very but be ye all ready
Joshua 8:5 And I and all the people that are with me will approach...

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