Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7725 [e] וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ way-yā-šu-ḇū And they returned Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 3091 [e] יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ yə-hō-wō-šu-a‘ Joshua N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ way-yō-mə-rū and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 413 [e] אֵלָיו֮ ’ê-lāw to him Prep | 3ms 408 [e] אַל־ ’al- Not Adv 5927 [e] יַ֣עַל ya-‘al do let go up V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 5971 [e] הָעָם֒ hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 505 [e] כְּאַלְפַּ֣יִם kə-’al-pa-yim but about two thousand Prep-k | Number-md 376 [e] אִ֗ישׁ ’îš men N-ms 176 [e] א֚וֹ ’ōw or Conj 7969 [e] כִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת kiš-lō-šeṯ three Prep-k | Number-msc 505 [e] אֲלָפִ֣ים ’ă-lā-p̄îm thousand Number-mp 376 [e] אִ֔ישׁ ’îš men N-ms 5927 [e] יַעֲל֖וּ ya-‘ă-lū let go up V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 5221 [e] וְיַכּ֣וּ wə-yak-kū and attack Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 5857 [e] הָעָ֑י hā-‘āy Ai Art | N-proper-fs 408 [e] אַל־ ’al- Not Adv 3021 [e] תְּיַגַּע־ tə-yag-ga‘- do weary V-Piel-Imperf-2ms 8033 [e] שָׁ֙מָּה֙ šām-māh there Adv | 3fs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 5971 [e] הָעָ֔ם hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 3588 [e] כִּ֥י kî for Conj 4592 [e] מְעַ֖ט mə-‘aṭ few Adj-ms 1992 [e] הֵֽמָּה׃ hêm-māh they [are] Pro-3mp

Berean Study Bible
On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”

Young's Literal Translation
and they turn back unto Joshua, and say unto him, ‘Let not all the people go up; let about two thousand men, or about three thousand men, go up, and they smite Ai; cause not all the people to labour thither; for they [are] few.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After returning to Joshua they reported to him, “ Don’t send all the people, but send about 2,000 or 3,000 men to attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, don’t wear out all our people there.”

New American Standard Bible
They returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do not let all the people go up; [only] about two or three thousand men need go up to Ai; do not make all the people toil up there, for they are few."

King James Bible
And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; [and] make not all the people to labour thither; for they [are but] few. Joshua 7:3 • Joshua 7:3 NIV • Joshua 7:3 NLT • Joshua 7:3 ESV • Joshua 7:3 NASB • Joshua 7:3 KJV • Joshua 7:3 Biblia Paralela • Joshua 7:3 Chinese Bible • Joshua 7:3 French Bible • Joshua 7:3 German Bible

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