Joshua 8:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

4And thou shalt doעָשִׂ֤יתָh6213
1to Aiלָעַ֜יh5857
6and her kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּh4428
3כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨רh834
4And thou shalt doעָשִׂ֤יתָh6213
5unto Jerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙h3405
6and her kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּh4428
7רַקh7535
8only the spoilשְׁלָלָ֥הּh7998
9thereof and the cattleוּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּh929
10thereof shall ye take for a preyתָּבֹ֣זּוּh962
11לָכֶ֑םh0
12unto yourselves layשִׂיםh7760
13לְךָ֥h0
14thee an ambushאֹרֵ֛בh693
15for the cityלָעִ֖ירh5892
16behindמֵאַֽחֲרֶֽיהָ׃h310

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: set thee an ambush for the city behind it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And you are to do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king: but their goods and their cattle you may take for yourselves: let a secret force be stationed to make a surprise attack on the town from the back.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And thou shalt do to Ai and to its king as thou didst to Jericho and to its king; only, the spoil thereof and the cattle thereof shall ye take as prey for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city behind it.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king, as thou didst to Jericho and her king: only its spoil, and its cattle, shall ye take for a prey to yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

World English Bible (WEB)

You shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king: only the spoil of it, and the cattle of it, shall you take for a prey to yourselves: set you an ambush for the city behind it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and thou hast done to Ai and to her king as thou hast done to Jericho and to her king; only, its spoil and its cattle ye spoil for yourselves; set for thee an ambush for the city at its rear.'