Joshua 2:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass—the gate is to [be] shut—in the dark, and the men have gone out; I have not known whither the men have gone; pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them;’

King James Bible
And it came to pass [about the time] of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

Hebrew
At dusk,
בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

when the gate
הַשַּׁ֜עַר (haš·ša·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

was
וַיְהִ֨י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

about to close,
לִסְגּ֗וֹר (lis·gō·wr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender

the men
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים (wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

went out,
יָצָ֔אוּ (yā·ṣā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

and I do not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

know
יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

which way
אָ֥נָה (’ā·nāh)
Interrogative
Strong's 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither

they
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

went.
הָלְכ֖וּ (hā·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

Pursue
רִדְפ֥וּ (riḏ·p̄ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

them
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

quickly,
מַהֵ֛ר (ma·hêr)
Adverb
Strong's 4118: Hastening, speedy, swift

and
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you may catch them!”
תַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ (ṯaś·śî·ḡūm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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