Joshua 7:4
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So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.
In other translations
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲלוּvaiya'aluand they went upH5927מִן־min-some ofH4480הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971שָׁמָּהshamahthere <towards>H8033כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁתkishloshetabout threeH7969אֲלָפִים'alafimthousand<s>H505אִישׁ'ishmanH376וַיָּנֻסוּvaiyanusuand they fledH5127לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582הָעָי׃ha'ai<the> AiH5857
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Leviticus 26:17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- Isaiah 30:17One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
- Deuteronomy 32:30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- Isaiah 59:2But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
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People and places
Places: Ai