Joshua 8:12 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | And he took | וַיִּקַּ֕ח | h3947 |
| 1 | about five | כַּֽחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת | h2568 |
| 2 | thousand | אֲלָפִ֖ים | h505 |
| 3 | men | אִ֑ישׁ | h376 |
| 4 | and set | וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | h7760 |
| 5 | | אוֹתָ֜ם | h853 |
| 6 | them to lie in ambush | אֹרֵ֗ב | h693 |
| 7 | | בֵּ֧ין | h996 |
| 8 | | בֵּֽית | h0 |
| 9 | between Bethel | אֵ֛ל | h1008 |
| 10 | | וּבֵ֥ין | h996 |
| 11 | and Ai | הָעַ֖י | h5857 |
| 12 | on the west side | מִיָּ֥ם | h3220 |
| 13 | | לָעִֽיר׃ | h5892 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And taking about five thousand men, he put them in position for a surprise attack on the west side of Ai, between Beth-el and Ai.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And he took about five thousand men; and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
World English Bible (WEB)
He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;