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OET (OET-RV) the people of Yerushalem were very afraid because Gibeon had been a powerful city, stronger than Ay, and all it’s warriors were powerful.
OET-LV And_feared very if/because [was]_a_city great Giⱱˊōn like_one of_the_cities the_royal and_because/when it [was]_great more_than the_ˊAy and_all men_its [were]_warriors.
UHB וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ מְאֹ֔ד כִּ֣י עִ֤יר גְּדוֹלָה֙ גִּבְע֔וֹן כְּאַחַ֖ת עָרֵ֣י הַמַּמְלָכָ֑ה וְכִ֨י הִ֤יא גְדוֹלָה֙ מִן־הָעַ֔י וְכָל־אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ גִּבֹּרִֽים׃ ‡
(vayyirʼū məʼod kiy ˊir gədōlāh giⱱˊōn kəʼaḩat ˊārēy hammamlākāh vəkiy hiyʼ gədōlāh min-hāˊay vəkāl-ʼₐnāsheyhā giborim.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν σφόδρα· ᾔδει γὰρ ὅτι πόλις μεγάλη Γαβαὼν, ὡσεὶ μία τῶν μητροπόλεων, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτῆς ἰσχυροί.
(kai efobaʸthaʸsan apʼ autōn sfodra; aʸdei gar hoti polis megalaʸ Gabaōn, hōsei mia tōn maʸtropoleōn, kai pantes hoi andres autaʸs isⱪuroi. )
BrTr then they were greatly terrified by them, for the king knew that Gabaon was a great city, as one of the [fn]chief cities, and all its men were mighty.
10:2 Gr. mother-cities.
ULT then they were very afraid because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the cities of the kingdom, and because it was greater than the Ai, and all its men were mighty ones.
UST The people of Jerusalem became very afraid because Gibeon was an important city, like the other cities that were so important that they had their own kings. Gibeon was larger than Ai, and all its soldiers were experienced.
BSB So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
OEB No OEB JOS 10:2 verse available
WEBBE they were very afraid, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.
LSV that they are greatly afraid, because Gibeon [is] a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [is] greater than Ai, and all its men [are] heroes.
FBV The people of Jerusalem were very frightened by this because Gibeon was a large town—as large as any town ruled by the king, and larger than Ai, and its men were tough fighters.
T4T Because of that, he and the people whom he ruled became very afraid, because Gibeon was an important city, like the other cities that had kings. And even though Gibeon was a larger city than Ai and all its soldiers were good fighters, they thought Joshua’s army might defeat them.
LEB he[fn] became very afraid because Gibeon was a very large city, like one of the royal cities,[fn] and because it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty warriors.
BBE He was in great fear, because Gibeon was a great town, like one of the king's towns, greater than Ai, and all the men in it were men of war.
Moff he and his men were in terror; for Gibeon was a large town, like a royal city, larger than Ai, and all its men were stout fighters.
JPS that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
ASV that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
DRA He was exceedingly afraid. For Gabaon was a great city, and one of the royal cities, and greater than the town of Hai, and all its fighting men were most valiant.
YLT that they are greatly afraid, because Gibeon [is] a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [is] greater than Ai, and all its men — heroes.
Drby that they feared greatly; for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
RV that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
Wbstr That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men of it were mighty.
KJB-1769 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.[fn]
10.2 royal…: Heb. cities of the kingdom
KJB-1611 [fn]That they feared greatly because Gibeon was a great citie, as one of the royall cities, and because it was greater then Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
(That they feared greatly because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater then Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.)
10:2 Hebr. cities of the kingdome.
Bshps They feared exceedingly, for Gibeon was a great citie as any citie of the kingdome, and was greater then Ai, & all the men therof were very mightie.
(They feared exceedingly, for Gibeon was a great city as any city of the kingdom, and was greater then Ai, and all the men thereof were very mighty.)
Gnva Then they feared exceedingly: for Gibeon was a great citie, as one of the royall cities: for it was greater then Ai, and all the men thereof were mightie.
(Then they feared exceedingly: for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities: for it was greater then Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. )
Cvdl For Gibeon was a greate cite, like as one of the kynges cities, and greater then Hai, and all the citesyns therof were men of armes.
(For Gibeon was a great city, like as one of the kings cities, and greater then Hai, and all the citesyns thereof were men of arms.)
Wycl Adonysedech dredde greetli; for Gabaon was a greet citee, and oon of the kyngis citees, and grettere than the citee of Hai, and alle the fiyteris therof weren most stronge.
(Adonysedech dreaded greatly; for Gabaon was a great city, and one of the kings cities, and greater than the city of Hai, and all the fightris thereof were most stronge.)
Luth fürchteten sie sich sehr (denn Gibeon war eine große Stadt, wie eine königliche Stadt, und größer denn Ai, und alle ihr Bürger streitbar).
(fürchteten they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves very (denn Gibeon what/which one large city, like one royal city, and größer because Ai, and all you/their/her Bürger streitbar).)
ClVg timuit valde. Urbs enim magna erat Gabaon, et una civitatum regalium, et major oppido Hai, omnesque bellatores ejus fortissimi.
(timuit valde. Urbs because magna was Gabaon, and una civitatum regalium, and mayor oppido Hai, omnesque bellatores his fortissimi. )
10:2 Gibeon was apparently not one of the royal cities. Gibeon might have been subservient to Canaan-controlled Jerusalem before making the covenant with Joshua, or it might have been an independent town controlled by a few leading families.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ
and,feared
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. This first phrase would then be at the end of the verse. Alternate translation: “then they feared greatly”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ
and,feared
The pronoun they refers both to the king of Jerusalem, mentioned in the previous verse, and to the people who lived in that city. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “the people of Jerusalem and their king feared greatly”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
עָרֵ֣י הַמַּמְלָכָ֑ה
cities the,royal
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of kingdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the cities that a king ruled”