Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut. Young's Literal Translation And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and the gate they have shut afterwards, when the pursuers have gone out after them. King James Bible And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. Hebrew So the [king's] menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person set out in pursuit רָדְפ֤וּ (rā·ḏə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute [of the spies] אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part along the road דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action to עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the fords הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת (ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4569: A crossing-place, a transit, overwhelming of the Jordan, הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine and as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that soon as they יָצְא֥וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim had gone out, הָרֹדְפִ֖ים (hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute the gate וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר (wə·haš·ša·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate was shut. סָגָ֔רוּ (sā·ḡā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender |