Study it in the app“And the ambush rose quickly from its place, and they ran as soon as he stretched out his hand, and entered the city and took it; and they hurried and set the city on fire.”
And the ambushוְהָאוֹרֵבroseקָםquicklyמְהֵרָהfrom its place,מִמְּקוֹמוֹand they ranוַיָּרוּצוּas soon as he stretched outכִּנְטוֹתhis hand,יָדוֹand enteredוַיָּבֹאוּthe cityהָעִירand took it;וַיִּלְכְּדוּהָand they hurriedוַיְמַהֲרוּand setוַיַּצִּיתוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירon fire.בָּאֵשׁ
lie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “orev” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kam” appearshaste, quickly
Haste; as an adverb, "quickly."
Where else “mehera” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appearsrun
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “yarutsu” appearsstretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “netot” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearscapture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkdu” appearshurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “yemaharu” appearsset on fire
Set on fire, burn.
Where else “yatsitu” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears18Then YHWH said to Joshua, “Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai, for into your hand I will give it.” And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.
19 · This verse (above)
20The men of Ai turned back and looked, and look, the smoke of the city was going up to the heavens, and they had no strength to flee this way or that way; and the people who were fleeing to the wilderness turned back against the pursuer.
