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OET interlinear JOS 8:12

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. וַ,יִּקַּח
    2. 148288,148289
    3. And he/it took
    4. and
    5. 3947
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_took
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102548
    1. כַּ,חֲמֵשֶׁת
    2. 148290,148291
    3. about five of
    4. five
    5. 2568
    6. O-R,Acmsc
    7. about,five_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102549
    1. אֲלָפִים
    2. 148292
    3. thousand(s)
    4. thousand
    5. 505
    6. O-Acbpa
    7. thousand(s)
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102550
    1. אִישׁ
    2. 148293
    3. man
    4. -
    5. 376
    6. O-Ncmsa
    7. man
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102551
    1. וַ,יָּשֶׂם
    2. 148294,148295
    3. and he/it assigned
    4. -
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_assigned
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102552
    1. אוֹתָ,ם
    2. 148296,148297
    3. them
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. O-To,Sp3mp
    7. ,them
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102553
    1. אֹרֵב
    2. 148298
    3. an ambush
    4. ambush
    5. 693
    6. S-Vqrmsa
    7. an_ambush
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102554
    1. בֵּין
    2. 148299
    3. between
    4. -
    5. 996
    6. S-R
    7. between
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102555
    1. בֵּית
    2. 148300
    3. Bēyt-
    4. -
    6. S-Np
    7. Beth-
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102556
    2. 148301
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102557
    1. אֵל
    2. 148302
    3. ʼēl
    4. -
    5. 1008
    6. S-Np
    7. -el
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102558
    1. וּ,בֵין
    2. 148303,148304
    3. and between
    4. -
    5. 996
    6. S-C,R
    7. and=between
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102559
    1. הָ,עַי
    2. 148305,148306
    3. (the) ˊAy
    4. -
    5. 5857
    6. S-Td,Np
    7. (the),Ai
    8. -
    9. Location=Ai; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102560
    1. מִ,יָּם
    2. 148307,148308
    3. from +the west
    4. -
    5. 3220
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    7. from_[the],west
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102561
    1. לָ,עִיר
    2. 148309,148310
    3. of city
    4. city
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    7. of,city
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102562
    2. 148311
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102563

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_took about_five_of thousand(s) man and_he/it_assigned them an_ambush between Bēyt- ʼēl and_between (the)_ˊAy from_the_west of_city.

OET (OET-RV) (He had sent around five thousand warriors to lie in ambush between Beyt-El and Ay, west of the city,

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:1–29 Israel defeated Ai.

In chapter 7, Israel attacked Ai and the soldiers of Ai defeated them. They were discouraged but they repented of their sin. In chapter 8, God told Joshua to attack Ai again. This time, the Israelites were victorious and defeated Ai.

Verses 8:1–9 describe Joshua’s preparations to attack Ai, with details about the ambush. The soldiers in the ambush left by night ahead of the other soldiers. Verses 8:10–27 describe the movement of the soldiers, and the defeat of Ai. Verses 8:28–29 is a summary of the story.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The fall and destruction of Ai

Israel conquered Ai

8:12a

Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men

Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men: This clause indicates that Joshua gave orders to about five thousand soldiers.

In verse 8:3 it says that thirty thousand men were part of the ambush. In this verse it says there were five thousand men. The commentaries do not suggest any good way to reconcile these different numbers. It is recommended that you translate them literally.

had taken: There are two ways to interpret the meaning of the verb had taken.

  1. The form of the verb indicates the next event in the story. For example:

    He took five thousand men (NET) (NET, RSV, ESV, NJPS, GNT, NLT, KJV)

  2. The form of the verb indicates an event that has already happened. For example:

    Joshua had taken about five thousand men (NIV) (BSB, NIV, CEV, GW)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). This is the interpretation followed by many English versions and by many commentaries.

8:12b

and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

and set up an ambush: The clause set up an ambush indicates that Joshua told them to hide and wait to attack Ai.

between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city: Bethel was three kilometers west of Ai.8:12 Bratcher and Newman, p. 110. The soldiers hid themselves Bethel and Ai.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּקַּ֕ח כַּ⁠חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַ⁠יָּ֨שֶׂם אוֹתָ֜⁠ם אֹרֵ֗ב

and=he/it_took about,five_of thousand (a)_man and=he/it_assigned ,them ambush

This statement seems to be a reminder of what Joshua did in [8:3–9](../08/03.md). For a discussion of why [8:3](../08/03.md) says that Joshua sent 30,000 men to lie in ambush while this verse says that he sent about 5,000 men, see the Introduction to this chapter.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. And he/it took
    2. and
    3. 1987,3828
    5. 148288,148289
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102548
    1. about five of
    2. five
    3. 3418,2567
    5. 148290,148291
    6. O-R,Acmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102549
    1. thousand(s)
    2. thousand
    3. 398
    5. 148292
    6. O-Acbpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102550
    1. man
    2. -
    3. 266
    5. 148293
    6. O-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102551
    1. and he/it assigned
    2. -
    3. 1987,8148
    5. 148294,148295
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102552
    1. them
    2. -
    3. 347,1978
    5. 148296,148297
    6. O-To,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102553
    1. an ambush
    2. ambush
    3. 728
    5. 148298
    6. S-Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102554
    1. between
    2. -
    3. 978
    5. 148299
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102555
    1. Bēyt-
    2. -
    3. 981
    5. 148300
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102556
    1. ʼēl
    2. -
    3. 1027
    5. 148302
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102558
    1. and between
    2. -
    3. 1987,978
    5. 148303,148304
    6. S-C,R
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102559
    1. (the) ˊAy
    2. -
    3. 1893,5824
    5. 148305,148306
    6. S-Td,Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Ai; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102560
    1. from +the west
    2. -
    3. 4129,3237
    5. 148307,148308
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102561
    1. of city
    2. city
    3. 3705,5667
    5. 148309,148310
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102562

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_took about_five_of thousand(s) man and_he/it_assigned them an_ambush between Bēyt- ʼēl and_between (the)_ˊAy from_the_west of_city.

OET (OET-RV) (He had sent around five thousand warriors to lie in ambush between Beyt-El and Ay, west of the city,

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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