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Joshua 8:2-22

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.

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