Open Bible Data Home  About  News  OET Key

OET OET-RV OET-LV GHT ULT UST BSB MSB BLB AICNT OEB WEBBE WMBB NET LSV FBV TCNT T4T LEB BBE Moff JPS Wymth ASV DRA YLT Drby RV SLT Wbstr KJB-1769 KJB-1611 Bshps Gnva Cvdl TNT Wycl SR-GNT UHB BrLXX BrTr Related Parallel Simple Interlinear Topics Reference Dictionary Search

InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOB JOS JDG RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG JOEL MIC ISA ZEP HAB JER LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBA DAN EZE EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL LAO GES LES ESG DNG 2 PS TOB JDT ESA WIS SIR BAR LJE PAZ SUS BEL MAN 1 MAC 2 MAC 3 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV

Jos C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24

Jos 8 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31 V32 V33 V34 V35

OET interlinear JOS 8:14

◄ ← JOS 8:14 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©

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,יְהִי
    2. 148348,148349
    3. And he/it was
    4. When but
    5. 1961
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_was
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102586
    1. כִּ,רְאוֹת
    2. 148350,148351
    3. just as saw
    4. saw
    5. 7200
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    7. just,as_saw
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102587
    1. מֶֽלֶךְ
    2. 148352
    3. the king of
    4. of
    5. 4428
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. the_king_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102588
    2. 148353
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102589
    1. הָ,עַי
    2. 148354,148355
    3. (the) ˊAy
    4. Ay
    5. 5857
    6. S-Td,Np
    7. of_(the),Ai
    8. -
    9. Location=Ai; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102590
    1. וַֽ,יְמַהֲרוּ
    2. 148356,148357
    3. and they hurried
    4. hurriedly
    6. SV-C,Vpw3mp
    7. and,they_hurried
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102591
    1. וַ,יַּשְׁכִּימוּ
    2. 148358,148359
    3. and they rose early
    4. early
    5. 7925
    6. V-C,Vhw3mp
    7. and,they_rose_early
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102592
    1. וַ,יֵּצְאוּ
    2. 148360,148361
    3. and they went out
    4. out
    5. 3318
    6. V-C,Vqw3mp
    7. and=they_went_out
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102593
    1. אַנְשֵׁי
    2. 148362
    3. the men of
    4. men
    5. 376
    6. S-Ncmpc
    7. the_men_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102594
    2. 148363
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102595
    1. הָ,עִיר
    2. 148364,148365
    3. the city
    4. -
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    7. the=city
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102596
    1. לִ,קְרַֽאת
    2. 148366,148367
    3. to meet
    4. meet
    5. 7125
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    7. to,meet
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102597
    2. 148368
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102598
    1. יִשְׂרָאֵל
    2. 148369
    3. Yisrāʼēl/(Israel)
    4. Yisrael
    5. 3478
    6. O-Np
    7. Israel
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102599
    1. לַֽ,מִּלְחָמָה
    2. 148370,148371
    3. for battle
    4. battle
    5. 4421
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    7. for,battle
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102600
    1. הוּא
    2. 148372
    3. he
    4. -
    5. 1931
    6. S-Pp3ms
    7. he
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102601
    1. וְ,כָל
    2. 148373,148374
    3. and all
    4. -
    5. 3605
    6. S-C,Ncmsc
    7. and=all
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102602
    2. 148375
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102603
    1. עַמּ,וֹ
    2. 148376,148377
    3. people of his
    4. Israelis people
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp3ms
    7. people_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102604
    1. לַ,מּוֹעֵד
    2. 148378,148379
    3. to place
    4. -
    5. 4150
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    7. to,place
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102605
    1. לִ,פְנֵי
    2. 148380,148381
    3. to (the) face of/in front of/before
    4. -
    5. 6440
    6. S-R,Ncbpc
    7. to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102606
    1. הָ,עֲרָבָה
    2. 148382,148383
    3. the ˊArāⱱāh
    4. -
    5. 6160
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    7. the,Arabah
    8. -
    9. Location=Arabah; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102607
    1. וְ,הוּא
    2. 148384,148385
    3. and he
    4. -
    5. 1931
    6. S-C,Pp3ms
    7. and=he
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102608
    1. לֹא
    2. 148386
    3. not
    4. didn't
    5. 3808
    6. S-Tn
    7. not
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102609
    1. יָדַע
    2. 148387
    3. he knew
    4. know
    5. 3045
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    7. he_knew
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102610
    1. כִּי
    2. 148388
    3. if/because that
    4. that
    6. O-C
    7. if/because_that
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102611
    2. 148389
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102612
    1. אֹרֵב
    2. 148390
    3. an ambush
    4. ambush
    5. 693
    6. S-Vqrmsa
    7. an_ambush
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102613
    1. ל,וֹ
    2. 148391,148392
    3. to him/it
    4. -
    6. P-R,Sp3ms
    7. to=him/it
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102614
    1. מֵ,אַחֲרֵי
    2. 148393,148394
    3. +was (from) behind
    4. behind
    6. O-R,R
    7. [was]_(from),behind
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102615
    1. הָ,עִיר
    2. 148395,148396
    3. the city
    4. city
    6. O-Td,Ncfsa
    7. the=city
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102616
    2. 148397
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102617

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_was just_as_saw the_king_of (the)_ˊAy and_they_hurried and_they_rose_early and_they_went_out the_men_of the_city to_meet Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) for_battle he and_all people_of_his to_place to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_ˊArāⱱāh and_he not he_knew if/because_that an_ambush to_him/it was_(from)_behind the_city.

OET (OET-RV) When the king of Ay saw the Israelis, he hurriedly got his men ready, and went out early to meet Yisrael for the battle. The king and his people went to a prepared spot overlooking the Yordan valley, but he didn’t know that another group lay in ambush behind 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

8:14a

When the king of Ai saw the Israelites,

When the king of Ai saw the Israelites: The King of Ai saw Joshua’s main army in its place north of the town, ready to attack the town.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

When the king of Ai saw the Israelite army

8:14b

he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city

he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city: The phrases he and the men of the city refer to the same group of fighting men in Ai. They can be translated as one phrase. For example:

he and all the men of the town hurried (NIV)

he hurried out: The phrase he hurried out indicates that they went quickly.

8:14c

to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah.

to engage them in battle: The phrase to engage them in battle indicates that the king of Ai intended to fight as he had done the day before.

at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah: The Hebrew text is more literally “at the meeting place near the Arabah.”

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

to the meeting place near the Arabah (NET)

to meet…at a certain place overlooking the Arabah (NIV)

toward the Jordan Valley to fight…at the same place as before (GNT)

The army of Ai went toward the valley of the Jordan River. Some English versions include the implied information that the place was on the downhill slope toward the Jordan River. For example:

to the descent toward the Arabah (RSV)

on the slope facing the Arabah (NJB)

the Arabah: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as the Arabah refers to the valley of the Jordan River. This was east of the town of Ai. For example:

at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley (NLT)

8:14d

But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.

But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city: The clause an ambush had been set up against him refers to the Israelite soldiers who hid to attack the town by surprise. The king of Ai did not know about these soldiers.

behind the city: The phrase behind the city indicates the direction west of the town.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כִּ⁠רְא֣וֹת מֶֽלֶךְ־הָ⁠עַ֗י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as_saw king of_(the),Ai and,they_hurried and,they_rose_early and=they_went_out men_of the=city to,meet Yisrael for,battle he/it and=all people_of,his to,place to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,Arabah and=he not knowing that/for/because/then/when ambush to=him/it [was]_(from),behind the=city )

The author does not say specifically what the king of Ai saw. This could mean: (1) that the king saw Joshua. The author has just said that Joshua went and spent the night in the valley near Ai, and the king may have seen him in the morning and concluded that this was the main force of the Israelite army and that he could attack and destroy it. Alternate translation: [as soon as the king of Ai saw Joshua]; (2) that the king saw that the Israelite army was north of the city. This could be a more general reference to the king seeing that the Israelites had set up their main camp to the north of the city. Alternate translation: [as soon as the king saw the Israelite army]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וַֽ⁠יְמַהֲר֡וּ וַ⁠יַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ

and,they_hurried (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as_saw king of_(the),Ai and,they_hurried and,they_rose_early and=they_went_out men_of the=city to,meet Yisrael for,battle he/it and=all people_of,his to,place to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,Arabah and=he not knowing that/for/because/then/when ambush to=him/it [was]_(from),behind the=city )

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word hurried tells in what way the men of the city got up early. Alternate translation: [quickly got up early]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַמּ֛⁠וֹ

people_of,his

As in [Joshua 6:5](../06/05.md), the term people refers to soldiers. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [his soldiers] or [his army]

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 was
    2. When but
    3. 1987,1929
    5. 148348,148349
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102586
    1. just as saw
    2. saw
    3. 3418,7240
    5. 148350,148351
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102587
    1. the king of
    2. of
    3. 4308
    5. 148352
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102588
    1. (the) ˊAy
    2. Ay
    3. 1893,5824
    5. 148354,148355
    6. S-Td,Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Ai; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102590
    1. and they hurried
    2. hurriedly
    3. 1987,4670
    5. 148356,148357
    6. SV-C,Vpw3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102591
    1. and they rose early
    2. early
    3. 1987,7807
    5. 148358,148359
    6. V-C,Vhw3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102592
    1. and they went out
    2. out
    3. 1987,3278
    5. 148360,148361
    6. V-C,Vqw3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102593
    1. the men of
    2. men
    3. 266
    5. 148362
    6. S-Ncmpc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102594
    1. the city
    2. -
    3. 1893,5667
    5. 148364,148365
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102596
    1. to meet
    2. meet
    3. 3705,7051
    5. 148366,148367
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102597
    1. Yisrāʼēl/(Israel)
    2. Yisrael
    3. 3077
    5. 148369
    6. O-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102599
    1. for battle
    2. battle
    3. 3705,4114
    5. 148370,148371
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102600
    1. he
    2. -
    3. 1978
    5. 148372
    6. S-Pp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102601
    1. and all
    2. -
    3. 1987,3671
    5. 148373,148374
    6. S-C,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102602
    1. people of his
    2. Israelis people
    3. 5847,1978
    5. 148376,148377
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102604
    1. to place
    2. -
    3. 3705,4827
    5. 148378,148379
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102605
    1. to (the) face of/in front of/before
    2. -
    3. 3705,6376
    5. 148380,148381
    6. S-R,Ncbpc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102606
    1. the ˊArāⱱāh
    2. -
    3. 1893,5624
    5. 148382,148383
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Location=Arabah; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102607
    1. and he
    2. -
    3. 1987,1978
    5. 148384,148385
    6. S-C,Pp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102608
    1. not
    2. didn't
    3. 3835
    5. 148386
    6. S-Tn
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102609
    1. he knew
    2. know
    3. 3207
    5. 148387
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102610
    1. if/because that
    2. that
    3. 3482
    5. 148388
    6. O-C
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102611
    1. an ambush
    2. ambush
    3. 728
    5. 148390
    6. S-Vqrmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102613
    1. to him/it
    2. -
    3. 3705,1978
    5. 148391,148392
    6. P-R,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102614
    1. +was (from) behind
    2. behind
    3. 4129,496
    5. 148393,148394
    6. O-R,R
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102615
    1. the city
    2. city
    3. 1893,5667
    5. 148395,148396
    6. O-Td,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102616

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_was just_as_saw the_king_of (the)_ˊAy and_they_hurried and_they_rose_early and_they_went_out the_men_of the_city to_meet Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) for_battle he and_all people_of_his to_place to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_ˊArāⱱāh and_he not he_knew if/because_that an_ambush to_him/it was_(from)_behind the_city.

OET (OET-RV) When the king of Ay saw the Israelis, he hurriedly got his men ready, and went out early to meet Yisrael for the battle. The king and his people went to a prepared spot overlooking the Yordan valley, but he didn’t know that another group lay in ambush behind 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

◄ ← JOS 8:14 ↑ → ► ║ ≡ ©