Joshua 8:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But they tookתָּ֣פְשׂוּ
(ta·fe·su)
8610: to lay hold of, wielda prim. root
aliveחָ֑י
(chai;)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
the kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Aiהָעַ֖י
(ha·'ai)
5857: a Canaanite cityof uncertain derivation
and broughtוַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ
(vai·yak·ri·vu)
7126: to come near, approacha prim. root
him to Joshua.יְהֹושֻֽׁעַ׃
(ye·ho·v·shu·a'.)
3091: "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and yasha


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Ai
`Ay  (ah'ee)
Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine -- Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.
they took
taphas  (taw-fas')
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
alive
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
and brought
qarab  (kaw-rab')
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
him to Joshua
Yhowshuwa`  (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah)
Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader -- Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But they took alive the king of Ai and brought him to Joshua.

King James Bible
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

International Standard Version
But the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua.

NET Bible
But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
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