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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_of the_royal and_because/when it was_great more_than the_ˊAy and_all men_of_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.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
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 that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the cities of the kingdom, and because it was greater than Ai, and all of its men were warriors.
UST The people of Jerusalem and their king became very afraid, because the city of Gibeon was as large as the cities that had kings ruling them. It was larger than the city of Ai, and all its men were strong warriors.
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.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB 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.
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 No LEB JOS book available
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.
SLT And they will fear greatly, for a great city was Gibeon, as one of the cities of the kingdom, and that it was great above Ai, and all her men 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 That they feared greatly because Gibeon was a great citie, as [fn]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 No Bshps JOS book available
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 No Cvdl JOS book available
Wycl No Wycl JOS book available
Luth No Luth JOS book available
ClVg timuit valde. Urbs enim magna erat Gabaon, et una civitatum regalium, et major oppido Hai, omnesque bellatores ejus fortissimi.
(was_afraid very_much. City because big was Gabaon, and together civitatum regalium, and major/greater oppido Hai, everyoneque warstores his the_strongest. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT JOS book available
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 מְאֹ֔ד
and,feared very
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 מְאֹ֔ד
and,feared very
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_of 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]