New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

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He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He hanged to hang Verb H8518 תָּלָ֥ה ta·lah
the king king Noun H4428 מֶ֧לֶךְ me·lech
of Ai a Canaanite city Noun H5857 הָעַ֛י ha·'ai
Analysis:
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on a tree tree, trees, wood Noun H6086 הָעֵ֖ץ ha·'etz
until as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
evening; evening Noun H6153 הָעָ֑רֶב ha·'a·rev;
and at sunset sun Noun H8121 הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ ha·she·mesh
Joshua "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr. Noun H3091 יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ ye·ho·v·shu·a'
gave command to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Verb H6680 צִוָּ֨ה tziv·vah
and they took to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ vai·yo·ri·du
his body a carcass, corpse Noun H5038 נִבְלָתֹ֣ו niv·la·tov
down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381    
from the tree tree, trees, wood Noun H6086 הָעֵ֗ץ ha·'etz
and threw to throw, fling, cast Verb H7993 וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ vai·yash·li·chu
it at the entrance opening, doorway, entrance Noun H6607 פֶּ֙תַח֙ pe·tach
of the city city, town Noun H5892 הָעִ֔יר ha·'ir,
gate, a gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֣עַר sha·'ar
and raised to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ vai·ya·ki·mu
over upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
it a great great Adjective H1419 גָּדֹ֔ול ga·do·vl,
heap a heap, wave, billow Noun H1530 גַּל־ gal-
of stones a stone Noun H68 אֲבָנִ֣ים a·va·nim
[that stands] to this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּֽה׃ haz·zeh.
day. day Noun H3117 הַיֹּ֥ום hai·yo·vm

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

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day.
King James Bible He hanged And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening; eventide: and at sunset as soon as the sun was down, Joshua gave command and commanded that they took should take his body carcase down from the tree tree, and threw cast it at the entrance entering of the city gate, gate of the city, and raised over it raise thereon a great heap of stones stones, that stands to remaineth unto this day.
Hebrew Greek English He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day.