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Allכָּלthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere in Aiבָּעַיwere called outוַיִּזָּעֲקוּto pursueלִרְדֹּףthem,אַחֲרֵיהֶםand they pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפוּJoshuaאַחֲרֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַand were drawn awayוַיִּנָּתְקוּfromמִןthe city.הָעִיר
Joshua 8:16
Study it in the app“All the people who were in Ai were called out to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 8:16, word by word
- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- were in Aiעַיay
Ai
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appears- were called outיִּזָּעֲקוּyizaaku
summon
To call together.
Where else “yizaaku” appears- to pursueרְדֹּףredof
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “redof” appears- Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- and were drawn awayיִּנָּתְקוּyinatku
tear off, break
Tear off, break by pulling.
Where else “yinatku” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
Places in this verse
Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
The context
15Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten before them and fled by the way of the wilderness.
16 · This verse (above)
17Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel; and they abandoned the city open and pursued Israel.