Joshua 8:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

Young's Literal Translation
and commandeth them, saying, ‘See, ye are liers in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, ye go not very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared,

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:

Hebrew
with these orders:
וַיְצַ֨ו (way·ṣaw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

“Pay attention.
רְ֠אוּ (rə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7200: To see

You
אַתֶּ֞ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are to lie in ambush
אֹרְבִ֤ים (’ō·rə·ḇîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 693: To lie in wait

behind
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the city,
לָעִיר֙ (lā·‘îr)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

too
מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

far
תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ (tar·ḥî·qū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

from it.
הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

All of you
כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם (kul·lə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

must be
וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (wih·yî·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

ready.
נְכֹנִֽים׃ (nə·ḵō·nîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3559: To be erect

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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