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Joshua 7:1-9

1ButthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedatrespassinthedevotedthing;forAchanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912,thesonH1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756,thesonH1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067,thesonH1121ofZerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookH3947ofthedevotedthing:andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971menH376fromJerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405toAi,whichisbesideBeth-aven,ontheeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideofBeth-el,andspake untothem,sayingH559,GoH5927upandspyH7270outthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndthemenH376wentH5927upandspiedH7270outAi.

3Andtheyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andsaidH559untohim,Letnotallthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927up;butletabouttwoorthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upandsmiteAi;makenotallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971totoilthither;fortheyarebutfewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.

4SotherewentH5927upthitherofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971aboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:andtheyfledH5127beforethemenH376ofAi.

5Andthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofAismoteofthemaboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.ShimH7970andsixוְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.ShahH8337menH376;andtheychasedthemfrombeforethegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179evenuntoShebarim,andsmotethematthedescentבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174:andtheheartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549,andbecameH1961aswaterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091renthisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071,andfellH5307totheearthH776uponhisfaceH6440beforethearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahuntiltheeveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153,heandtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyputdustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083upontheirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559,Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, wherefore hast thouatallbroughtthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,todeliverusintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027oftheAmoritesH567,tocauseustoperishH6?wouldthatwehadbeencontentanddweltH3427beyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oh,Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,whatshallIsayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,afterthatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathturnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbacksH6203beforetheirenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341!

9FortheCanaanitesH3669andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776willhearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085ofit,andwillcompassusroundH5437,andcutוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772offournameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034fromtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andwhatwilt thoudoforthygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?

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