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וַיַּעֲל֤וּ מִן־הָעָם֙ שָׁ֔מָּה כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ לִפְנֵ֖י אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃ (Joshua 7:4) Literal English Translation And about three thousand men went up from the people there, but they fled before the men of ʿAi. Word-by-Word Explanation וַיַּעֲלוּ – “And they went up”Verb, from the root עָלָה (“to go up”). – The וַ prefix marks narrative past (vav-consecutive). – Form: 3rd person masculine plural → “they went up.” Hebrew often uses “go up” for traveling to a location, especially a city or holy site.… Learn Hebrew