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Joshua 8:4-9

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.

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