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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
the men great Noun H376 אַנְשֵׁי֩ an·shei
of Ai Ai Noun H5857 הָעַ֨י ha·'ai
Analysis:
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looked appear Verb H6437 וַיִּפְנ֣וּ vai·yif·nu
behind after that Adverb H310 אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם a·cha·rei·hem
them they saw advise self Verb H7200 וַיִּרְא֗וּ vai·yir·'u
behold behold Particle H2009 וְהִנֵּ֨ה ve·hin·neh
and behold the smoke smoke Noun H6227 עֲשַׁ֤ן a·shan
of the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִיר֙ ha·'ir
ascended up arise Verb H5927 עָלָ֜ה a·lah
to heaven air Noun H8064 הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה ha·sha·may·mah,
had become Verb H1961 הָיָ֨ה ha·yah
no before Adverb H3808 וְלֹא־ ve·lo-
and they had no power able Noun H3027 יָדַ֛יִם ya·da·yim
to flee abate Verb H5127 לָנ֖וּס la·nus
this way or that way here Adverb H2008 הֵ֣נָּה hen·nah
and the people folk Noun H5971 וְהָעָם֙ ve·ha·'am
that fled abate Verb H5127 הַנָּ֣ס han·nas
to the wilderness desert Noun H4057 הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר ham·mid·bar,
turned back become Verb H2015 נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ neh·pach
against about Prepostion H413 אֶל־ el-
upon the pursuers chase Verb H7291 הָרֹודֵֽף׃ ha·ro·v·def.

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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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English And when When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, turned back and looked, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, the sky, and they had no power place to flee this way or that way: and that, for the people that fled who had been fleeing to the wilderness turned back upon against the pursuers.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And when When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, turned back and looked, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, the sky, and they had no power place to flee this way or that way: and that, for the people that fled who had been fleeing to the wilderness turned back upon against the pursuers.