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Joshua 10:1-5

1Nowitcametopass,whenAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardH8085howJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadtakenH3920Ai,andhadutterly destroyedit(ashehaddonetoJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405andherkingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428,sohehaddonetoAiandherkingוּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּu.le.mal.KahH4428),andhowtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְעוֹן֙giv.'OnH1391hadmadeH6213peacewithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwereamongthem;

2thattheyfearedH3372greatly,becauseGibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391wasagreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִ֤יר'irH5892,asoneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259oftheroyalcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,andbecauseitwasgreaterגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419thanAi,andallthemenH376thereofweremightyH1368.

3WhereforeAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sentH7971untoHohamkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶ֠בְרוֹןChev.ronH2275,anduntoPiramkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֜וּתyar.MutH3412,anduntoJaphiaיָפִ֧יעַya.Fi.a'H3309kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֛ישׁla.KhishH3923,anduntoDebirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֖וֹןeg.LonH5700,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Comeעֲלֽוּ־'a.lu-H5927upuntome,andhelpוְעִזְרֻ֔נִיve.'iz.Ru.niH5826me,andletussmiteGibeonגִּבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391;forithathmadepeacewithJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andwiththechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Thereforethefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶבְר֤וֹןchev.RonH2275,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֣ישׁla.KhishH3923,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֔וֹןeg.LonH5700,gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogether,andwentH5927up,theyandalltheirhosts,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstGibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andmadewaragainstit.

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