Joshua 8:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So not a manאִ֗ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
was leftנִשְׁאַ֣ר
(nish·'ar)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
in Aiבָּעַי֙
(ba·'ai)
5857: a Canaanite cityof uncertain derivation
or Bethelאֵ֔ל
(el,)
1008: "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judahfrom bayith and el
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
had not goneיָצְא֖וּ
(ya·tze·'u)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out afterאַחֲרֵ֣י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and they leftוַיַּעַזְב֤וּ
(vai·ya·'az·vu)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
the cityהָעִיר֙
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
unguardedפְּתוּחָ֔ה
(pe·tu·chah,)
6605a: to opena prim. root
and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ
(vai·yir·de·fu)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And there was not a man
'iysh  (eesh)
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)
left
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
in Ai
`Ay  (ah'ee)
Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine -- Ai, Aija, Aijath, Hai.
or Bethel
Beyth-'El  (bayth-ale')
house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine -- Beth-el.
that went not out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
after
'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.
and they left
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
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.
open
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
and pursued
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).
after Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who had not gone out after Israel, and they left the city unguarded and pursued Israel.

King James Bible
And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city exposed while they pursued Israel.

International Standard Version
There wasn't a single man left in Ai or Bethel who didn't run out after Israel. They left the city open and pursued Israel.

NET Bible
No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Not one man was left in Ai or Bethel; they all went after Israel. So the city was left unprotected as they chased Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
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