Joshua 8:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He hangedתָּלָ֥ה
(ta·lah)
8518: to hanga prim. root
the kingמֶ֧לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Aiהָעַ֛י
(ha·'ai)
5857: a Canaanite cityof uncertain derivation
on a treeהָעֵ֖ץ
(ha·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
evening;הָעָ֑רֶב
(ha·'a·rev;)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
and at sunsetהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩
(ha·she·mesh)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
Joshuaיְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ
(ye·ho·v·shu·a')
3091: "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and yasha
gave commandצִוָּ֨ה
(tziv·vah)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
and they tookוַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ
(vai·yo·ri·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
his bodyנִבְלָתֹ֣ו
(niv·la·tov)
5038: a carcass, corpsefrom nabel
down 
 
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
from the treeהָעֵ֗ץ
(ha·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
and threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ
(vai·yash·li·chu)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
it at the entranceפֶּ֙תַח֙
(pe·tach)
6607: opening, doorway, entrancefrom pathach
of the cityהָעִ֔יר
(ha·'ir,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
gate,שַׁ֣עַר
(sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
and raisedוַיָּקִ֤ימוּ
(vai·ya·ki·mu)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
it a greatגָּדֹ֔ול
(ga·do·vl,)
1419: greatfrom gadal
heapגַּל־
(gal-)
1530: a heap, wave, billowfrom galal
of stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים
(a·va·nim)
68: a stonea prim. root
[that stands] to thisהַזֶּֽה׃
(haz·zeh.)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
day.הַיֹּ֥ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root


















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.
he hanged
talah  (taw-law')
to suspend (especially to gibbet) -- hang (up).
on a tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
until eventide
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
and as soon as the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
was down
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Joshua
Yhowshuwa`  (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah)
Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader -- Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua.
commanded
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
that they should take
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
his carcase
nbelah  (neb-ay-law')
a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol -- (dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.
down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
from the tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
and cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
it at the entering
pethach  (peh'-thakh)
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way -- door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.
of the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
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.
and raise
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
thereon a great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
heap
gal  (gal)
something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves) -- billow, heap, spring, wave.
of stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
that remaineth unto this day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day.

King James Bible
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day.

International Standard Version
He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until dusk, and at sunset Joshua ordered his body brought down from the tree and laid at the entrance to the gate of the town. There he raised over it a large mound of stones, which stands there to this day.

NET Bible
He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day).

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joshua hung the king of Ai's [dead body] on a pole and left him there until evening. When the sun went down, Joshua gave the order to take his body down. They threw it in the entrance of the city and made a large pile of stones over it. That pile is still there today.

King James 2000 Bible
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise on it a great heap of stones, that remains unto this day.
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