King James Version
Joshua 8:17 in the King James Version says “And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued a...” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.”
Joshua 8:17 · KJV
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And there was not a man”
H376a 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)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“that went not out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
“Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
“open”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
“and pursued”
H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
“after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
“Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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