Joshua 8:28

Hebrew	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הָעָ֑י וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָ תֵּל עוֹלָם֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה
ESV	So Joshua burned Ai and made it forever a heap of ruins, as it is to this day.
NIV	So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolate place to this day.
NLT	So Joshua burned the town of Ai, and it became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐνεπύρισεν Ἰησοῦς τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πόλιν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. πυρί χῶμα ἀοίκητον εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article αἰῶνα ἔθηκεν αὐτὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἕως τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἡμέρας ταύτηςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
KJV	And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.

^{Joshua 8:27 ← Joshua 8:28 → Joshua 8:29}

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