Joshua 10:2

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Joshua 10:2


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Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

That they fearedH3372 greatlyH3966, because GibeonH1391 was a greatH1419 cityH5892, as oneH259 of the royalH4467 citiesH5892, and because it was greaterH1419 than AiH5857, and all the menH582 thereof were mightyH1368.


Original Hebrew

וַיִּירְאוּ מְאֹד כִּי עִיר גְּדֹולָה גִּבְעֹון כְּאַחַת עָרֵי הַמַּמְלָכָה וְכִי הִיא גְדֹולָה מִן־הָעַי וְכָל־אֲנָשֶׁיהָ גִּבֹּרִים׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַ/יִּֽירְא֣וּ
va/i.yi.re.'U H3372 HC/Vqw3mp and/ they were afraid
מְאֹ֔ד
me.'Od H3966 HD very
כִּ֣י
ki H3588 HC for
עִ֤יר
'ir H5892 HNcfsa (was) a city
גְּדוֹלָה֙
ge.do.Lah H1419 HAafsa great
גִּבְע֔וֹן
giv.'on H1391 HNp Gibeon
כְּ/אַחַ֖ת
ke./'a.Chat H259 HR/Acfsc like/ one of
עָרֵ֣י
'a.Rei H5892 HNcfpc (the) cities of
הַ/מַּמְלָכָ֑ה
ha./mam.la.Khah H4467 HTd/Ncfsa (the)/ royalty
וְ/כִ֨י
ve./Khi H3588 HC/C and/ for
הִ֤יא
hi' H1931 HPp3fs it
גְדוֹלָה֙
ge.do.Lah H1419 HAafsa (was) great
מִן
min- H4480 HR more than
הָ/עַ֔י
ha./'Ai H5857 HTd/Np (the)/ Ai
וְ/כָל
ve./khol H3605 HC/Ncmsc and/ all
אֲנָשֶׁ֖י/הָ
'a.na.Shei./ha H376 HNcmpc/Sp3fs men/ its
גִּבֹּרִֽים
gi.bo.Rim H1368 HAampa (were) warriors
Strong's References
  • H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד (ʼâchad) H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
  • H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ (ʼânash) H605; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם (ʼâdâm) H120); hence; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376.
  • H1368 — גִּבּוֹר (gibbôwr, ghib-bore'): or גִּבֹּר (gibbôr); (shortened) intensive from the same as גֶּבֶר (geber) H1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant; champion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
  • H1391 — גִּבְעוֹן (Gibʻôwn, ghib-ohn'): from the same as גֶּבַע (Gebaʻ) H1387; hilly; Gibon, a place in Palestine; Gibeon.
  • H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל (gâdôl); (shortened) from גָּדַל (gâdal) H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
  • H3372 — יָרֵא (yârêʼ, yaw-ray'): a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
  • H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד (ʼûwd) H181; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
  • H4467 — מַמְלָכָה (mamlâkâh, mam-law-kaw'): from מָלַךְ (mâlak) H4427; dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm); kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
  • H5857 — עַי (ʻAy, ah'ee): or (feminine) עַיָּא (ʻAyâʼ); (Nehemiah 11:31), or עַיָּת (ʻAyâth); (Isaiah 10:28), for עִי (ʻîy) H5856; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine; Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.
  • H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר (ʻâr); or עָיַר (ʻâyar); (Judges 10:4), from עוּר (ʻûwr) H5782; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
  • H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא (hîyʼ); a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
  • H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
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