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Joshua

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Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Now Joshua "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr. Noun H3091 יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ ye·ho·v·shu·a'
sent to send Verb H7971 וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ vai·yish·lach
men man Noun H376 אֲנָשִׁ֜ים a·na·shim
from Jericho a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua Noun H3405 מִֽירִיחֹ֗ו mi·ri·chov
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to Ai, a Canaanite city Noun H5857 הָעַ֞י ha·'ai
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which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֨ר a·sher
is near with Prepostion H5973 עִם־ im-
Beth-aven, "house of iniquity," a place in Benjamin Noun H1007 אָ֙וֶן֙ a·ven
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east front, east, formerly Noun H6924 מִקֶּ֣דֶם mik·ke·dem
of Bethel, "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judah Noun H1008 אֵ֔ל el,
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and said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to them, "Go to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 עֲל֖וּ a·lu
up and spy to go about on foot Verb H7270 וְרַגְּל֣וּ ve·rag·ge·lu
out the land." earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֑רֶץ ha·'a·retz;
So the men man Noun H376 הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים ha·'a·na·shim,
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went to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ vai·ya·'a·lu
up and spied to go about on foot Verb H7270 וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ vay·rag·ge·lu
out Ai. a Canaanite city Noun H5857 הָעָֽי׃ ha·'ai.
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Locations

Ai

AIa'-i (`ay, written always with the definite article, ha-`ay, probably meaning "the ruin," kindred root, `awah):(1) A town of central Palestine, in the tribe of Benjamin, near and just east of Bethel (Genesis 12:8). It is identified with the modern Haiyan, just south of the village Der Diwan (Conder in HDB; Delitzsch in Commentary on Genesis 12:8) or with a... View Details

Bethel

BETHELbeth'-el (beth-'el; Baithel and oikos theou, literally, "house of God"):(1) A town near the place where Abraham halted and offered sacrifice on his way south from Shechem.1. Identification and Description:It lay West of Ai (Genesis 12:8). It is named as on the northern border of Benjamin (the southern of Ephraim, Joshua 16:2), at the top of the ascent... View Details

Jericho

JERICHOjer'-i-ko (the word occurs in two forms. In the Pentateuch, in 2 Kings 25:5 and in Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles it is written yerecho; yericho, elsewhere): In 1 Kings 16:34 the final Hebrew letter is he (h), instead of waw (w). The termination waw (w) thought to preserve the peculiarities of the old Canaanite. dialect. In the Septuagint we have the inde... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai.
King James Bible Now And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and said to spake unto them, "Go saying, Go up and spy out view the land." So country. And the men went up and spied out viewed Ai.
Hebrew Greek English Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." So the men went up and spied out Ai.