KJV: That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
YLT: that they are greatly afraid, because Gibeon is a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it is greater than Ai, and all its men -- heroes.
Darby: that they feared greatly; for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
ASV: that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ | That they feared |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָרֵא Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid. |
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מְאֹ֔ד | greatly |
Parse: Adverb Root: מְאֹד Sense: exceedingly, much subst. |
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כִּ֣י | because |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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עִ֤יר | a city |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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גְּדוֹלָה֙ | great |
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great. |
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גִּבְע֔וֹן | Gibeon [was] |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּבְעֹן Sense: a Levitical city of Benjamin, modern ‘el-Jib’, which lies 5 miles or 8 km from Jerusalem. |
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כְּאַחַ֖ת | like one |
Parse: Preposition-k, Number, feminine singular construct Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number). |
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עָרֵ֣י | of cities |
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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הַמַּמְלָכָ֑ה | the royal |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מַמְלָכָה Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty. |
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וְכִ֨י | and because |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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הִ֤יא | it [was] |
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it. |
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גְדוֹלָה֙ | greater |
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great. |
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מִן־ | than |
Parse: Preposition Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than. |
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הָעַ֔י | Ai |
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: עַי Sense: a city lying east of Bethel and beside Bethaven near Jericho and the 2nd city taken on the invasion of Canaan. |
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וְכָל־ | and all |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ | its men [were] |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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גִּבֹּרִֽים | mighty |
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: גִּבֹּור Sense: strong, mighty. |