KJV: And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
YLT: And Joshua and all Israel seem stricken before them, and flee the way of the wilderness,
Darby: And Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten before them; and they fled by the way of the wilderness.
ASV: And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
| וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּ | And made as if they were beaten |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָגַע Sense: to touch, reach, strike. |
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| יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ | Joshua |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan. |
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| וְכָל־ | and all |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם | before them |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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| וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ | and fled |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נוּס Sense: to flee, escape. |
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| דֶּ֥רֶךְ | by the way |
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Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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| הַמִּדְבָּֽר | of the wilderness |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִדְבָּר Sense: wilderness. |
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