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KJV Lexicon And when the men'enowsh (en-oshe') a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. of Ai `Ay (ah'ee) Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine -- Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai. looked panah (paw-naw') to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc. behind 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) them they saw ra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. and behold the smoke `ashan (aw-shawn') smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger) -- smoke(-ing). of the city `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; 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. ascended up `alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) to heaven shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) air, astrologer, heaven(-s). and they had no power yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), to flee nuwc (noos) to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) this way or that way hennah (hane'-naw) hither or thither (but used both of place and time) -- here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, + since, this (that) way, thitherward, + thus far, to...fro, + yet. and the people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. that fled nuwc (noos) to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver) to the wilderness midbar (mid-bawr') a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness. turned back haphak (haw-fak') to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert upon the pursuers radaph (raw-daf') to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible 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. 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. International Standard Version Then the men of Ai looked back behind them—and all of a sudden!—smoke from the city was rising into the sky. They were unable to run in any direction, because the Israelis who had fled toward the wilderness had turned around to attack their pursuers. NET Bible When the men of Ai turned around, they saw the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the men of Ai looked back, they could see the city going up in smoke. They had no place to go, since the Israelites, who had been running toward the desert, had now turned back on them. King James 2000 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. Links Joshua 8:20Joshua 8:20 NIV Joshua 8:20 NLT Joshua 8:20 ESV Joshua 8:20 NASB Joshua 8:20 KJV |
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