וְאֶת־מַקֵּדָה֩ לָכַ֨ד יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא וַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־חֶרֶב֮ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֒ הֶחֱרִ֣ם אֹותָ֗ם וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֨פֶשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖יר שָׂרִ֑יד וַיַּ֨עַשׂ֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מַקֵּדָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיחֹֽו׃
And Yehoshua captured Maqqeda on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king he devoted to destruction, them and every soul that was in it. He left no survivor, and he did to the king of Maqqeda as he had done to the king of Yeriḥo.
Morphology
- וְאֶת־מַקֵּדָה֩ (ve’et-Makkedah) – Root: מַקֵּדָה (Makkedah); Form: Proper noun, accusative marker; Translation: “And Makkedah”.
- לָכַ֨ד (lakad) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “captured”.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ (Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”.
- בַּיֹּ֣ום (bayom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “on the day”.
- הַה֗וּא (hahu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that”.
- וַיַּכֶּ֣הָ (vayakkeha) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and he struck it”.
- לְפִי־חֶרֶב֮ (lefi-cherev) – Root: חרב (cherev); Form: Prepositional phrase; Translation: “with the edge of the sword”.
- וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֒ (ve’et-malkah) – Root: מלך (melek); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its king”.
- הֶחֱרִ֣ם (heḥerim) – Root: חרם (ḥaram); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he devoted to destruction”.
- אֹותָ֗ם (otam) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “them”.
- וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֨פֶשׁ (ve’et-kol-hanefesh) – Root: נפש (nefesh); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “and every soul”.
- אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֔הּ (asher-bah) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun + preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “that was in it”.
- לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖יר (lo hish’ir) – Root: שאר (sha’ar); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he left not”.
- שָׂרִ֑יד (sarid) – Root: שאר (sha’ar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “survivor”.
- וַיַּ֨עַשׂ֙ (vaya’as) – Root: עשה (asah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he did”.
- לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מַקֵּדָ֔ה (lemelekh Makkedah) – Root: מלך (melek); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “to the king of Makkedah”.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka’asher) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as”.
- עָשָׂ֖ה (asah) – Root: עשה (asah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he had done”.
- לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיחֹֽו (lemelekh Yericho) – Root: מלך (melek); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “to the king of Yericho”.