Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua. Young's Literal Translation and the king of Ai they caught alive, and bring him near unto Joshua. King James Bible And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. Hebrew Butוְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case they took תָּ֣פְשׂוּ (tā·p̄ə·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably the king מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Ai הָעַ֖י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city alive חָ֑י (ḥāy) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life and brought וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ (way·yaq·ri·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7126: To come near, approach him to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Joshua. יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites |