Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6680 [e] וַיְצַ֨ו way-ṣaw And he commanded Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms 853 [e] אֹתָ֜ם ’ō-ṯām them DirObjM | 3mp 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֗ר lê-mōr, saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 7200 [e] רְ֠אוּ rə-’ū behold V-Qal-Imp-mp 859 [e] אַתֶּ֞ם ’at-tem you Pro-2mp 693 [e] אֹרְבִ֤ים ’ō-rə-ḇîm shall lie in ambush V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 5892 [e] לָעִיר֙ lā-‘îr against the city Prep-l, Art | N-fs 310 [e] מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י mê-’a-ḥă-rê behind Prep-m 5892 [e] הָעִ֔יר hā-‘îr, the city Art | N-fs 408 [e] אַל־ ’al- not Adv 7368 [e] תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ tar-ḥî-qū do go far V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp 4480 [e] מִן־ min- from Prep 5892 [e] הָעִ֖יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 3966 [e] מְאֹ֑ד mə-’ōḏ; very Adv 1961 [e] וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם wih-yî-ṯem but be Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp 3605 [e] כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם kul-lə-ḵem all of you N-msc | 2mp 3559 [e] נְכֹנִֽים׃ nə-ḵō-nîm. ready V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp

New American Standard Bible
He commanded them, saying, "See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.

King James Bible
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He commanded them: "Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready.

lie in wait

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go not

Ecclesiastes 7:19 Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

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