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And Iוַאֲנִיand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרare with meאִתִּיwill approachנִקְרַבthe city.אֶל הָעִירAnd whenוְהָיָה כִּיthey come outיֵצְאוּto meet usלִקְרָאתֵנוּasכַּאֲשֶׁרat the first,בָּרִאשֹׁנָהwe will fleeוְנַסְנוּbefore them.לִפְנֵיהֶם
Joshua 8:5
Study it in the app“And I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out to meet us as at the first, we will flee before them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 8:5, 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- will approachנִקְרַבnikrav
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “nikrav” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- And whenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- they come outיֵצְאוּyetsu
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetsu” appears- to meet usקְרָאתֵkerate
meet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerate” appears- at the firstרִאשֹׁנָהrishona
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishona” appears- we will fleeנַסְנוּnasnu
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nasnu” appears- before themפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears
The context
4He commanded them, saying, “See, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, and be all of you ready.
5 · This verse (above)
6They will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘They are fleeing before us as at the first.’ So we will flee before them.