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Joshua 8:23-29

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.

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