Joshua 8:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.”

Joshua 8:28 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Joshua 8:2811 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּשְׂרֹ֥ףwayiśərōp

(cause toconjH8313

make a) burn · up) kindle · utterly

יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַyəhwōšuʿa

JehoshuanounH3091

Jehoshuah · Joshua. Compare

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הָ/עָ֑יhāʿāy

AiparticleH5857

Aija · Aijath · Hai

וַ/יְשִׂימֶ֤/הָwayəśiymehā

appointconjH7760

any wise · bring · call · care ···

תֵּלtēl

heapnounH8510

strength

עוֹלָם֙ʿwōlām

alwaynounH5769

ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···

שְׁמָמָ֔הšəmāmāh

(laidnounH8077

most) desolate · waste

עַ֖דʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

הַ/יּ֥וֹםhaywōm

dayparticleH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

הַ/זֶּֽהhazeh

heparticleH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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