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Joshua 8:14-23

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.

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