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Joshua 8

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372not,neitherbethoudismayedתֵּחָ֔תte.ChatH2865:takeקַ֣חkachH3947allthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421withthee,andariseוְק֖וּםve.KumH6965,goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927uptoAi;seeרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200,IhavegivenH5414intothyhandבְיָדְךָ֗ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAi,andhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andhiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,andhislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776;

2andthou shaltdotoAiandherkingוּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.KahH4428asthou didst untoJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405andherkingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428:onlyרַק־rak-H7535thespoilH7998thereof,andthecattleH929thereof,shallyetakeforapreyunto yourselves:setשִׂים־sim-H7760theeanambushאֹרֵ֛ב'o.RevH693forthecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892behindit.

3SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andallthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927uptoAi:andJoshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091choseH977outthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376,themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH376ofvalor,andsentH7971themforthH7971bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

4Andhecommandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Behold, ye shalllieH693inambushH693againstthecityלָעִיר֙la.'IrH5892,behindthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;gonotveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farתַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368fromthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,butbeוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961yeallready:

5andI,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatarewithme,willapproachuntothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Anditshallcometopass,whentheycomeoutagainstus,asatthefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,thatwewillfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforethem;

6andtheywillcomeוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318outafterus,tillwehavedrawnthemawayfromthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;fortheywillsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Theyfleeנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127beforeus,asatthefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223:sowewillfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforethem;

7andyeshallriseH6965upfromtheambushמֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme.Ha.'o.RevH693,andtakeוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve.ho.rash.TemH3423possessionH3423ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willdeliveritintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

8Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,whenyehaveseizedH8610uponthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,thatyeshallsetתַּצִּ֤יתוּta.Tzi.tuH3341thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784; accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahshallyedo:seeרְא֖וּre.'UH7200,Ihavecommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971themforthH7971;andtheywenttotheambushment,andabodebetweenBeth-elandAi,onthewestמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220sideofAi:butJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091lodgedthatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915amongthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091aroseupearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andmusteredוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andwentH5927up,heandtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֧יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforethepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toAi.

11Andallthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971, eventhemenofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatwerewithhim,wentH935up,anddrewH5066nigh,andcameH935beforethecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583onthenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828sideofAi:nowtherewasavalleyוְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.GaiH1516betweenhimandAi.

12AndhetookH3947aboutfiveכַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתka.cha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,andsetוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theminambushאֹרֵ֗ב'o.RevH693betweenBeth-elandAi,onthewestמִיָּ֥םmi.YamH3220sideofthecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

13Sotheysetוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,evenallthehostthatwasonthenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828ofthecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892,andtheirliers-in-waitthatwereonthewestמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220ofthecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892;andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentthatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915intothemidstH8432ofthevalleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃ha.'E.mekH6010.

14Anditcametopass,whenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAisawH7200it,thattheyhastedandroseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925,andthemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892wentH3318outagainstIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478tobattleלַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,heandallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,atthetimeH4150appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'EdH4150,beforetheArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160;butheknewH3045notthattherewasH1961anambushאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693againsthimbehindthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeasiftheywerebeatenbeforethem,andfledH5127bythewayH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

16Andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwereinthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892werecalledH2199togetherוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199topursueH7291afterthem:andtheypursuedH7291afterJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andweredrawnawayfromthecityH5892.

17AndtherewasnotamanH376leftH7604inAiorBeth-el,thatwentH3318notoutafterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andtheyleftH7604thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892openפְּתוּחָ֔הpe.tu.ChahH6605,andpursuedH7291afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18AndJehovahsaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Stretchנְ֠טֵהNe.tehH5186outthejavelinבַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.DonH3591thatisinthyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027towardAi;forIwillgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414itintothyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091stretchedוַיֵּ֧טvai.YetH5186outthejavelinבַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.DonH3591thatwasinhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027towardthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19Andtheambushוְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.RevH693aroseקָם֩kamH6965quicklyH4116outoftheirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andtheyranH7323assoonashehadstretchedכִּנְט֣וֹתkin.TotH5186outhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,andenteredintothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,andtookH3920it;andtheyhastedandsetH6965thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

20AndwhenthemenH376ofAilookedH7200behindthem,theysawH7200,and,behold,thesmokeעֲשַׁ֤ן'a.ShanH6227ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ascendeduptoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,andtheyhadnopowertofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127thiswayorthatway:andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatfledהַנָּ֣סha.NasH5127tothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057turnedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437backH6437uponthepursuersהָרוֹדֵֽף׃ha.ro.DefH7291.

21AndwhenJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thattheambushהָֽאֹרֵב֙ha.'o.RevH693hadtakenH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andthatthesmokeעֲשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892ascended,thentheyturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725again,andslewthemenH376ofAi.

22AndtheotherscameforthH3318outofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892againstthem;sotheywereH1961inthemidstH8432ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,someonthisside,andsomeonthatside:andtheysmotethem,sothattheyletnoneofthemremainH7604orescape.

23Andthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAitheytookaliveחָ֑יChaiH2416,andbroughtH7126himtoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

24Anditcametopass,whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeanendH3615ofslayingalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAiinthefieldH7704,inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whereintheypursuedH7291them,andtheywereallfallenH5307bytheedgeoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,untiltheywereconsumed,thatallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725untoAi,andsmoteitwiththeedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

25AndallthatfellH5307thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,bothofmenמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,wereH1961twelvethousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,evenallthemenH376ofAi.

26ForJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙vi.ho.Shu.a'H3091drewnotbackהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, wherewithhestretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186outthejavelinבַּכִּיד֑וֹןba.ki.DonH3591,untilhehadutterly destroyedalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAi.

27Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535thecattleH929andthespoilH7998ofthatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookforpreyuntothemselves, according untothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahwhichhecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

28SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091burntAi,andmadeH7760itaheapforeverH5769,evenadesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

29Andthekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAihehangedתָּלָ֥הta.LahH8518onatreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086untiltheeventide:andatthegoingH935downוַיֹּרִ֧ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381ofthesunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ha.she.MeshH8121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,andtheytookhisbodydownH3381fromthetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086,andcastH7993itattheentranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andraisedH6965thereonagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesH68, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091builtH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inmountEbalעֵיבָֽל׃'ei.ValH5858,

31asMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650ofJehovahcommandedצִוָּה֩tzi.VahH6680thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asitiswrittenH3789inthebookבְּסֵ֙פֶר֙be.Se.ferH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,analtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196ofunhewnstonesH68,uponwhichnomanhadliftedupanyironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270:andtheyofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927thereonburnt-offerings untoJehovah,andsacrificedH2076peace-offerings.

32AndhewroteH3789thereuponthestonesH68acopyמִשְׁנֵה֙mish.NehH4932ofthelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichhewroteH3789,inthepresenceH6440ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

33AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheireldersוּזְקֵנָ֡יוu.ze.ke.NavH2205andofficersH7860,andtheirjudgesH8199,stoodעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975onthissideofthearkלָאָר֡וֹןla.'a.RonH727andonthatsidebeforethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,thatbarethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah,aswellthesojournerכַּגֵּר֙ka.GerH1616asthehome-born;halfחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677oftheminfrontH5048ofmountGerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630,andhalfוְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹve.ha.chetz.YoH2677oftheminfrontH5048ofmountEbalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858;asMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650ofJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680atthefirstH7223,thattheyshouldblessלְבָרֵ֛ךְle.va.RekhH1288thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

34Andafterwardhereadקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451,theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293andthecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045,accordingtoallthatiswrittenH3789inthebookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofthelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

35TherewasH1961notawordH1697ofallthatMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,whichJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091readקָרָ֜אka.Ra'H7121notbeforealltheassemblyקְהַ֤לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthewomenH802,andthelittleוְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945,andthesojournersוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616thatwereamongthem.

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