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It came about when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose up early and went out to meet Israel in battle, he and all his people at the appointed place before the desert plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
It came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֞י vay·hi
about when the king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Ai a Canaanite city Noun H5857 הָעַ֗י ha·'ai
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saw to see Verb H7200 כִּרְאֹ֣ות kir·'o·vt
[it], that the men man H376    
of the city city, town Noun H5892 הָעִ֣יר ha·'ir
hurried to hasten Verb H4116 וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ vay·ma·ha·ru
and rose up early to start or rise early Verb H7925 וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ vai·yash·ki·mu
and went to go or come out Verb H3318 וַיֵּצְא֣וּ vai·ye·tze·'u
out to meet to encounter, befall H7122    
Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el
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in battle, a battle, war Noun H4421 לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה lam·mil·cha·mah
he and all the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
his people people Noun H5971 עַמֹּ֛ו am·mov
at the appointed place appointed time, place, or meeting Noun H4150 לַמֹּועֵ֖ד lam·mo·v·'ed
before face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
the desert plain. a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galilee Noun H6160 הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה ha·'a·ra·vah;
But he did not know to know Verb H3045 יָדַ֔ע ya·da,
that [there was] an ambush to lie in wait Verb H693 אֹרֵ֥ב o·rev
against him behind from H4480    
the city. city, town Noun H5892 הָעִֽיר׃ ha·'ir.

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

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 It came about when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose up early and went out to meet Israel in battle, he and all his people at the appointed place before the desert plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
King James Bible It And it came about to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city hurried and rose up early and went out to meet against Israel in to battle, he and all his people people, at the appointed place a time appointed, before the desert plain. But plain; but he did wist not know that there was an were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
Hebrew Greek English It came about when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose up early and went out to meet Israel in battle, he and all his people at the appointed place before the desert plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.