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Joshua 10:3-24

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.

6AndthemenH376ofGibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentH7971untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SlackH7503notthyhandיָדֶ֖יךָya.Dei.khaH3027fromthyservantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;comeעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927uptousquicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120,andsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467us,andhelpוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us:forallthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567thatdwellH3427inthehill-countryaregatheredH6908togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908againstus.

7SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH5927upfromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,he,andallthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421withhim,andallthemightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368ofvalor.

8AndJehovahsaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,FearH3372themnot:forIhavedeliveredthemintothyhandsבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027;thereshallnotamanH376ofthemstandיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975beforethee.

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thereforecameH935uponthemsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597;forhewentH935upfromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537allthenightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.

10AndJehovahdiscomfitedthembeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andheslewthemwithagreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347atGibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,andchasedthembythewayH1870oftheascentofBeth-horonH1032,andsmotethemtoAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,anduntoMakkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

11Anditcametopass,astheyfledH5127frombeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whiletheywereatthedescentבְּמוֹרַ֤דbe.mo.RadH4174ofBeth-horonH1032,thatJehovahcastH7993downH7993greatH1419stonesH68fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064uponthemuntoAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,andtheydiedH4191:theyweremoreH4480whodiedH4191withthehailstonesthantheywhomthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewH2026withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

12Thenאָ֣ז'azH227spakeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'H3091toJehovahinthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117whenJehovahdelivereduptheAmoritesH567beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andhesaidH559inthesightofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121, stand thoustilluponGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391;Andthou,Moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394,inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofAijalonאַיָּלֽוֹן׃'ai.ya.LonH357.

13Andthesunהַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121stoodH5975stillH5975,andthemoonוְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achH3394stayed,Untilthenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471hadavengedH5358themselvesoftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341.IsnotthiswrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofJasharהַיָּשָׁ֑רhai.ya.SharH3477?Andthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121stayedinthemidstofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhastednottogoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935downaboutawholedayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

14AndtherewasH1961nodayכַּיּ֤וֹםkai.YomH3117likethatbeforeitorafterit,thatJehovahhearkened untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofamanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:forJehovahfoughtנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim, untothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537.

16Andthesefiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fledH5127,andhidוַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselvesinthecaveבַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

17AnditwastoldH5046Joshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428arefoundH4672,hiddenH2244inthecaveבַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

18AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559,Rollגֹּ֛לּוּGo.luH1556greatH1419stonesH68untothemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,andsetmenH376byittokeepH8104them:

19butstaynotye;pursueרִדְפוּ֙rid.FuH7291afteryourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341,andsmitethehindmostofthem; sufferthemnottoenterintotheircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892:forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathdeliveredthemintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

20AnditcameH935topass,whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeanendH3615ofslayingthemwithaveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְדוֹלָֽה־ge.do.lah-H1419slaughterH4347,tilltheywereH1961consumed,andtheremnantwhichremainedofthemhadenteredintothefortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,

21thatallthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩vai.ya.shu.VuH7725tothecampהַמַּחֲנֶ֧הha.ma.cha.NehH4264toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091atMakkedahמַקֵּדָ֖הma.ke.DahH4719inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965:nonemovedhistongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956againstanyofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

22ThensaidH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,andbringוְהוֹצִ֣יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318forthH3318thosefiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428untomeoutofthecaveהַמְּעָרָֽה׃ha.me.'a.RahH4631.

23AndtheydidsoH3651,andbroughtH3318forthH3318thosefiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428untohimoutofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֔וּתyar.MutH3412,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEglonעֶגְלֽוֹן׃eg.LonH5700.

24Anditcametopass,whentheybroughtH3318forthH3318thosekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091,thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledH7121forallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559untothechiefsofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatwentH1980withhim,ComeH1980near,putשִׂ֚ימוּSi.muH7760yourfeetH7272uponthenecksצַוְּארֵ֖יtza.ve.ReiH6677ofthesekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.Andtheycamenear,andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirfeetH7272uponthenecksצַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃tza.ve.rei.HemH6677ofthem.

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