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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man <BR> 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) <BR> 1b) husband <BR> 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) <BR> 1d) servant <BR> 1e) mankind <BR> 1f) champion <BR> 1g) great man <BR> 2) whosoever <BR> 3) each (adjective)">376</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 376 -- Occurrence 548 of 2006">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַנְשֵׁי֩<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/anshei_376.htm" title="'an·Shei: the men -- Occurrence 21 of 121.">’an-šê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the men</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5857: Ai or Aija or Aiath or Hai = 'heap of ruins'<BR> 1) a city lying east of Bethel and beside Bethaven near Jericho and the second city taken on the invasion of Canaan <BR> 2) a city of the Ammonites on the east of the Jordan and apparently attached to Heshbon">5857</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5857.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5857 -- Occurrence 21 of 39">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָעַ֨י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haai_5857.htm" title="ha·'Ai: of Ai -- Occurrence 16 of 27.">hā-‘ay</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Ai</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - proper - feminine singular">Art | N-proper-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)<BR> 1a) as an adverb <BR> 1a1) behind (of place) <BR> 1a2) afterwards (of time) <BR> 1b) as a preposition <BR> 1b1) behind, after (of place) <BR> 1b2) after (of time) <BR> 1b3) besides <BR> 1c) as a conjunction <BR> 1c) after that <BR> 1d) as a substantive <BR> 1d1) hinder part <BR> 1e) with other prepositions <BR> 1e1) from behind <BR> 1e2) from following after">310</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 310 -- Occurrence 218 of 715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achareihem_310.htm" title="'a·cha·rei·Hem: back -- Occurrence 20 of 47.">’a-ḥă-rê-hem</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">behind them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine plural">Prep | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to see <BR> 1a2) to see, perceive <BR> 1a3) to see, have vision <BR> 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out <BR> 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish <BR> 1a6) to look at, gaze at <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to appear, present oneself <BR> 1b2) to be seen <BR> 1b3) to be visible <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be seen <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to see, show <BR> 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at <BR> 1e) (Hophal) <BR> 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown <BR> 1e2) to be exhibited to <BR> 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face">7200</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7200 -- Occurrence 407 of 1306">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּרְא֗וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyiru_7200.htm" title="vai·yir·'U,: and looked -- Occurrence 16 of 40.">way-yir-’ū,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and they saw</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if">2009</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2009 -- Occurrence 219 of 841">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהִנֵּ֨ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehinneh_2009.htm" title="ve·hin·Neh: behold -- Occurrence 122 of 359.">wə-hin-nêh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and behold</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Interjection">Conj-w | Interjection</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go up, ascend <BR> 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat <BR> 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) <BR> 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) <BR> 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) <BR> 1a6) to come up (before God) <BR> 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) <BR> 1a8) to excel, be superior to <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away <BR> 1b2) to take oneself away <BR> 1b3) to be exalted <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up <BR> 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away <BR> 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train <BR> 1c4) to cause to ascend <BR> 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) <BR> 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) <BR> 1c7) to exalt <BR> 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be carried away, be led up <BR> 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in <BR> 1d3) to be offered <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself">5927</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5927 -- Occurrence 221 of 888">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָלָ֜ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/alah_5927.htm" title="'a·Lah: ascended -- Occurrence 10 of 63.">‘ā-lāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">ascended</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6227.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6227: 1) smoke <BR> 1a) smoke <BR> 1b) in metaphor, simile <BR> 1c) smoke (fig.)">6227</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6227.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6227 -- Occurrence 4 of 25">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֲשַׁ֤ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ashan_6227.htm" title="'a·Shan: the smoke -- Occurrence 2 of 14.">‘ă-šan</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the smoke</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish <BR> 1a) of terror <BR> 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) <BR> 2a) city, town">5892</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5892 -- Occurrence 213 of 1095">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָעִיר֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hair_5892.htm" title="ha·'Ir: of the city -- Occurrence 65 of 311.">hā-‘îr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the city</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky <BR> 1a) visible heavens, sky <BR> 1a1) as abode of the stars <BR> 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc <BR> 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)">8064</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8064 -- Occurrence 102 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hashshamaymah_8064.htm" title="hash·sha·May·mah,: to the sky -- Occurrence 5 of 6.">haš-šā-may-māh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to heaven</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural :: third person feminine singular">Art | N-mp | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 1373 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלֹא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/velo_3808.htm" title="ve·lo-: no -- Occurrence 371 of 1589.">wə-lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so no</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb - Negative particle">Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1099 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָיָ֨ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hayah_1961.htm" title="ha·Yah: had -- Occurrence 55 of 334.">hā-yāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">had</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָהֶ֥ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="va·Hem">ḇā-hem</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine plural">Prep | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand <BR> 1a) hand (of man)<BR> 1b) strength, power (fig.) <BR> 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) <BR> 1d) (various special, technical senses) <BR> 1d1) sign, monument <BR> 1d2) part, fractional part, share <BR> 1d3) time, repetition <BR> 1d4) axle-trees, axle <BR> 1d5) stays, support (for laver) <BR> 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) <BR> 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) <BR> 1d8) wrists">3027</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3027 -- Occurrence 395 of 1617">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יָדַ֛יִם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yadayim_3027.htm" title="ya·Da·yim: place -- Occurrence 2 of 22.">yā-ḏa-yim</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">power</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - fd">N-fd</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5127: 1) to flee, escape <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to flee<BR> 1a2) to escape <BR> 1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear <BR> 1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback <BR> 1b) (Polel) to drive at <BR> 1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to put to flight <BR> 1d2) to drive hastily <BR> 1d3) to cause to disappear, hide">5127</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5127 -- Occurrence 38 of 159">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָנ֖וּס<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lanus_5127.htm" title="la·Nus: to flee -- Occurrence 7 of 13.">lā-nūs</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to flee</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2008.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2008: 1) here, there, now, hither">2008</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2008.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2008 -- Occurrence 12 of 50">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֵ֣נָּה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hennah_2008.htm" title="Hen·nah: way -- Occurrence 12 of 45.">hên-nāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">this way</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2008.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2008: 1) here, there, now, hither">2008</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2008.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2008 -- Occurrence 13 of 50">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וָהֵ֑נָּה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vahennah_2008.htm" title="va·Hen·nah;: way -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">wā-hên-nāh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">or that way</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb">Conj-w | Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5971: 1) nation, people <BR> 1a) people, nation <BR> 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men <BR> 2) kinsman, kindred">5971</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5971 -- Occurrence 494 of 1868">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהָעָם֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehaam_5971.htm" title="ve·ha·'Am: the people -- Occurrence 7 of 43.">wə-hā-‘ām</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and the people</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5127: 1) to flee, escape <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to flee<BR> 1a2) to escape <BR> 1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear <BR> 1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback <BR> 1b) (Polel) to drive at <BR> 1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to put to flight <BR> 1d2) to drive hastily <BR> 1d3) to cause to disappear, hide">5127</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5127 -- Occurrence 39 of 159">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַנָּ֣ס<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hannas_5127.htm" title="han·Nas: had been fleeing -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">han-nās</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">who had fled</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4057: 1) wilderness <BR> 1a) pasture <BR> 1b) uninhabited land, wilderness<BR> 1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities) <BR> 1d) wilderness (fig.) <BR> 2) mouth <BR> 2a) mouth (as organ of speech)">4057</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4057 -- Occurrence 111 of 271">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hammidbar_4057.htm" title="ham·mid·Bar,: to the wilderness -- Occurrence 18 of 34.">ham-miḏ-bār,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to the wilderness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2015: 1) to turn, overthrow, overturn <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to overturn, overthrow <BR> 1a2) to turn, turn about, turn over, turn around <BR> 1a3) to change, transform <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to turn oneself, turn, turn back <BR> 1b2) to change oneself <BR> 1b3) to be perverse <BR> 1b4) to be turned, be turned over, be changed, be turned against <BR> 1b5) to be reversed <BR> 1b6) to be overturned, be overthrown <BR> 1b7) to be upturned <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to transform oneself <BR> 1c2) to turn this way and that, turn every way <BR> 1d) (Hophal) to turn on someone">2015</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2015 -- Occurrence 22 of 94">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nehpach_2015.htm" title="neh·Pach: turned -- Occurrence 4 of 12.">neh-paḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">turned back</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Nifal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 1739 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: against -- Occurrence 1193 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">on</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7291: 1) to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after<BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon <BR> 1a2) to persecute, harass (fig) <BR> 1a3) to follow after, aim to secure (fig) <BR> 1a4) to run after (a bribe) (fig) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be pursued <BR> 1b2) one pursued (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) to pursue, chase">7291</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7291 -- Occurrence 37 of 144">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָרוֹדֵֽף׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/harodef_7291.htm" title="ha·ro·Def.: the pursuers -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">hā-rō-w-ḏêp̄.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the pursuers</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' 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href="//interlinearbible.org/joshua/8.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6437.htm" title="vai·yif·nu: turned -- 6437: to turn">וַיִּפְנ֣וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/376.htm" title="an·shei: the men -- 376: man">אַנְשֵׁי֩</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5857.htm" title="ha·'ai: of Ai -- 5857: a Canaanite city">הָעַ֨י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="a·cha·rei·hem: back -- 310: the hind or following part">אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7200.htm" title="vai·yir·'u: and looked -- 7200: to see">וַיִּרְא֗וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2009.htm" title="ve·hin·neh: behold -- 2009: lo! behold!">וְהִנֵּ֨ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5927.htm" title="a·lah: ascended -- 5927: to go up, ascend, climb">עָלָ֜ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6227.htm" title="a·shan: the smoke -- 6227: smoke">עֲשַׁ֤ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="ha·'ir: of the city -- 5892: excitement">הָעִיר֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="ha·sha·may·mah,: to the sky -- 8064: heaven, sky">הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="ve·lo-: no -- 3808: not">וְלֹא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="ha·yah: had -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">הָיָ֨ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="va·hem">בָהֶ֥ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="ya·da·yim: place -- 3027: hand">יָדַ֛יִם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5127.htm" title="la·nus: to flee -- 5127: to flee, escape">לָנ֖וּס</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2008.htm" title="hen·nah: way -- 2008: hither">הֵ֣נָּה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2008.htm" title="va·hen·nah;: way -- 2008: hither">וָהֵ֑נָּה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5971.htm" title="ve·ha·'am: the people -- 5971: people">וְהָעָם֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5127.htm" title="han·nas: had been fleeing -- 5127: to flee, escape">הַנָּ֣ס</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4057.htm" title="ham·mid·bar,: to the wilderness -- 4057: mouth">הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2015.htm" title="neh·pach: turned -- 2015: to turn, overturn">נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: against -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7291.htm" title="ha·ro·v·def.: the pursuers -- 7291: to pursue, chase, persecute">הָרֹודֵֽף׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/joshua/8.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/582.htm" title="'enowsh (en-oshe') -- another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband">And when the men</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5857.htm" title="Ay (ah'ee) -- Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai">of Ai</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6437.htm" title="panah (paw-naw') -- appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look">looked</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="'achar (akh-ar') -- after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing)">behind</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ra'ah (raw-aw') -- advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy">them they saw</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6227.htm" title="ashan (aw-shawn') -- smoke(-ing)">and behold the smoke</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5892.htm" title="iyr (eer) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town">of the city</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5927.htm" title="alah (aw-law') -- arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn">ascended up</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8064.htm" title="shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- air, X astrologer, heaven(-s)">to heaven</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3027.htm" title="yad (yawd) -- (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border">and they had no power</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5127.htm" title="nuwc (noos) -- X abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, X hide, lift up a standard">to flee</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2008.htm" title="hennah (hane'-naw) -- here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, + since, this (that) way, thitherward">this way or that way</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5971.htm" title="am (am) -- folk, men, nation, people">and the people</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5127.htm" title="nuwc (noos) -- X abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, X hide, lift up a standard">that fled</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4057.htm" title="midbar (mid-bawr') -- desert, south, speech, wilderness">to the wilderness</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2015.htm" title="haphak (haw-fak') -- X become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire">turned back</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7291.htm" title="radaph (raw-daf') -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r)">upon the pursuers</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/joshua/8.htm">יהושע 8:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיִּפְנ֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ הָעַ֨י אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם וַיִּרְא֗וּ וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָלָ֜ה עֲשַׁ֤ן הָעִיר֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם יָדַ֛יִם לָנ֖וּס הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וְהָעָם֙ הַנָּ֣ס הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ אֶל־הָרֹודֵֽף׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/joshua/8.htm">יהושע 8:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויפנו אנשי העי אחריהם ויראו והנה עלה עשן העיר השמימה ולא־היה בהם ידים לנוס הנה והנה והעם הנס המדבר נהפך אל־הרודף׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/joshua/8.htm">יהושע 8:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויפנו אנשי העי אחריהם ויראו והנה עלה עשן העיר השמימה ולא־היה בהם ידים לנוס הנה והנה והעם הנס המדבר נהפך אל־הרודף׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/joshua/8.htm">יהושע 8:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויפנו אנשי העי אחריהם ויראו והנה עלה עשן העיר השמימה ולא היה בהם ידים לנוס הנה והנה והעם הנס המדבר נהפך אל הרודף׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/joshua/8-20.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/8.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />When the men of Ai turned back and looked, behold, the smoke of the city ascended to the sky, and they had no place to flee this way or that, for the people who had been fleeing to the wilderness turned against the pursuers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men of Ai turned and looked back, and smoke from the city was rising to the sky! They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">the smoke</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/19-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 19:28</span> And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 34:10</span> It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 18:9</span> And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/19-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 19:3</span> And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.</a></p><p class="hdg">and they had</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/11-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 11:20</span> But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/48-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 48:5,6</span> They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled, and hurried away…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/76-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 76:5</span> The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/amos/2-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Amos 2:14-16</span> Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 6:15-17</span> And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, …</a></p><p class="hdg">power [heb] hand </p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20</a> • <a href="/niv/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../joshua/8-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joshua 8:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joshua 8:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../joshua/8-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joshua 8:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joshua 8:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>