Joshua 7:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Oבִּ֖י
(bi)
994a: I pray, excuse mefrom bayay
Lord,אֲדֹנָ֑י
(a·do·nai;)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
whatמָ֣ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
can I sayאֹמַ֔ר
(o·mar,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
has turnedהָפַ֧ךְ
(ha·fach)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
[their] backעֹ֖רֶף
(o·ref)
6203: back of the neck, neckfrom an unused word
beforeלִפְנֵ֥י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
their enemies? 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
O
biy  (bee)
a request; used only adverbially (always with my Lord); Oh that!; with leave, or if it please -- alas, O, oh.
Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
what shall I say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
when
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
turneth
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
their backs
`oreph  (o-ref')
the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative) -- back (stiff-)neck(-ed).
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
their enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"O Lord, what can I say since Israel has turned their back before their enemies?

King James Bible
O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What can I say, Lord, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

International Standard Version
Lord, what am I to say, now that Israel has run away from its enemies?

NET Bible
If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated before its enemies?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Lord, what else can I say after Israel ran away from its enemy?

King James 2000 Bible
O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies!
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