KJV: And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
YLT: and it is declared to Joshua, saying, 'The five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah.'
Darby: And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found, hid in the cave at Makkedah.
ASV: And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
| וַיֻּגַּ֖ד | And it was told |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hofal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known. |
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| לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ | Joshua |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan. |
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| לֵאמֹ֑ר | saying |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| נִמְצְאוּ֙ | have been found |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to. |
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| חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת | five |
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Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: חָמֵשׁ Sense: five. |
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| הַמְּלָכִ֔ים | the kings |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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| נֶחְבְּאִ֥ים | hidden |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural Root: חָבָא Sense: to withdraw, hide. |
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| בַּמְּעָרָ֖ה | in the cave |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְעָרָה Sense: cave, den, hole. |
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| בְּמַקֵּדָֽה | at Makkedah |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מַקֵּדָה Sense: the location of a cave in Judah where Joshua captured and executed five Canaanite kings during the conquest; located near Bethhoron and Libnah. |
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