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OET interlinear JOS 8:3

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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,יָּקָם
    2. 148027,148028
    3. And he/it rose up
    4. ≈So
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_rose_up
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102386
    1. יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
    2. 148029
    3. Yəhōshūˊa
    4. -
    5. 3091
    6. S-Np
    7. Joshua
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102387
    1. וְ,כָל
    2. 148030,148031
    3. and all
    4. -
    5. 3605
    6. S-C,Ncmsc
    7. and=all
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102388
    2. 148032
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102389
    1. עַם
    2. 148033
    3. the people of
    4. -
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. the_people_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102390
    1. הַ,מִּלְחָמָה
    2. 148034,148035
    3. (the) war
    4. -
    5. 4421
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    7. of_(the),war
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102391
    1. לַ,עֲלוֹת
    2. 148036,148037
    3. to go up
    4. -
    5. 5927
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    7. to,go_up
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102392
    1. הָ,עָי
    2. 148038,148039
    3. (the) ˊAy
    4. -
    5. 5857
    6. S-Td,Np
    7. (the),Ai
    8. -
    9. Location=Ai; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102393
    1. וַ,יִּבְחַר
    2. 148040,148041
    3. and he chose
    4. chose
    5. 977
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and,he_chose
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102394
    1. יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
    2. 148042
    3. Yəhōshūˊa
    4. -
    5. 3091
    6. S-Np
    7. Joshua
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102395
    1. שְׁלֹשִׁים
    2. 148043
    3. thirty
    4. thirty
    5. 7970
    6. O-Acbpa
    7. thirty
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102396
    1. אֶלֶף
    2. 148044
    3. thousand
    4. thousand
    5. 505
    6. O-Acbsa
    7. thousand
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102397
    1. אִישׁ
    2. 148045
    3. man
    4. -
    5. 376
    6. O-Ncmsa
    7. man
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102398
    1. גִּבּוֹרֵי
    2. 148046
    3. the mighty men of
    4. -
    5. 1368
    6. O-Aampc
    7. the_mighty_[men]_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102399
    1. הַ,חַיִל
    2. 148047,148048
    3. (the) strength
    4. -
    5. 2428
    6. O-Td,Ncmsa
    7. of_(the),strength
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102400
    1. וַ,יִּשְׁלָחֵ,ם
    2. 148049,148050,148051
    3. and he sent them out
    4. sent
    5. 7971
    6. VO-C,Vqw3ms,Sp3mp
    7. and,he,sent_them_out
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102401
    1. לָיְלָה
    2. 148052
    3. night
    4. -
    5. 3915
    6. S-Ncmsa
    7. night
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102402
    2. 148053
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 102403

OET (OET-LV) And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it_rose_up and_all the_people_of (the)_war to_go_up (the)_ˊAy and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he_chose thirty thousand man the_mighty_men_of (the)_strength and_he_sent_them_out night.

OET (OET-RV) So Yehoshua led his warriors towards Ay. He chose thirty thousand of the bravest and strongest warriors and sent them ahead in the darkness

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

8:3a

So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai.

So Joshua and the whole army set out: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as set out shows that a new action is beginning. This verb does not mean that Joshua was lying down.8:3 Bratcher and Newman, p. 105.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Joshua and all the fighting men set out to go up against Ai (NRSV)

Joshua and all the fighting men started to go up to Ai

and the whole army: The phrase the whole army refers to all the soldiers of Israel.

to attack Ai: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as to attack literally means “ascend.” Ai was at a higher elevation than the Israelite camp, and the Hebrew language keeps track of elevation. If your language does not keep track of elevation in this way you can translate it as:

to go to Ai

to go and attack Ai

8:3b

Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor

It is recommended that you begin a new sentence here.

Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor: In 4:13 it says that there were forty thousand Israelite soldiers in total. Thirty thousand of them went to hide behind the town, and ten thousand of them stayed with Joshua.

mighty men of valor: The phrase mighty men of valor indicates that the soldiers Joshua chose were strong and brave.

8:3c

and sent them out at night

and sent them out at night: The clause sent them out at night indicates that the soldiers whom Joshua chose went during the night. They went at night so that the people of Ai would not see them.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַ⁠חַ֔יִל

mighty_of of_(the),strength

See how you translated the phrase warriors of valor in [1:14](../01/14.md) and [6:2](../06/02.md). Alternate translation: [valiant warriors]`

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
    2. ≈So
    3. 1987,7037
    5. 148027,148028
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102386
    1. Yəhōshūˊa
    2. -
    3. 2901
    5. 148029
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102387
    1. he/it rose up
    2. ≈So
    3. 1987,7037
    5. 148027,148028
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102386
    1. and all
    2. -
    3. 1987,3671
    5. 148030,148031
    6. S-C,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102388
    1. the people of
    2. -
    3. 5847
    5. 148033
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102390
    1. (the) war
    2. -
    3. 1893,4114
    5. 148034,148035
    6. S-Td,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102391
    1. to go up
    2. -
    3. 3705,5945
    5. 148036,148037
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102392
    1. (the) ˊAy
    2. -
    3. 1893,5824
    5. 148038,148039
    6. S-Td,Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Ai; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102393
    1. and
    2. chose
    3. 1987,1177
    5. 148040,148041
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102394
    1. Yəhōshūˊa
    2. -
    3. 2901
    5. 148042
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102395
    1. he chose
    2. chose
    3. 1987,1177
    5. 148040,148041
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102394
    1. thirty
    2. thirty
    3. 7830
    5. 148043
    6. O-Acbpa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102396
    1. thousand
    2. thousand
    3. 398
    5. 148044
    6. O-Acbsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102397
    1. man
    2. -
    3. 266
    5. 148045
    6. O-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102398
    1. the mighty men of
    2. -
    3. 1367
    5. 148046
    6. O-Aampc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102399
    1. (the) strength
    2. -
    3. 1893,2446
    5. 148047,148048
    6. O-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102400
    1. and he sent them out
    2. sent
    3. 1987,7819,1978
    5. 148049,148050,148051
    6. VO-C,Vqw3ms,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102401
    1. night
    2. -
    3. 3780
    5. 148052
    6. S-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 102402

OET (OET-LV) And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it_rose_up and_all the_people_of (the)_war to_go_up (the)_ˊAy and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he_chose thirty thousand man the_mighty_men_of (the)_strength and_he_sent_them_out night.

OET (OET-RV) So Yehoshua led his warriors towards Ay. He chose thirty thousand of the bravest and strongest warriors and sent them ahead in the darkness

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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