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Joshua 8:2-12

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.

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