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Joshua 10:16-27

16Now theהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428had fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127and hiddenוַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'UH2244in the caveבַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.RahH4631at Makkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

17And Joshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091was informedוַיֻּגַּ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑רvai.yu.Gad le.MorH5046 H559: “The fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428have been foundנִמְצְאוּ֙nim.tze.'UH4672;they are hidingנֶחְבְּאִ֥יםnech.be.'ImH2244in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.RahH4631at Makkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.”

18So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Rollגֹּ֛לּוּGo.luH1556largeגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68againstאֶל־'el-H413the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,and postוְהַפְקִ֧ידוּve.haf.Ki.duH6485menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582thereעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921to guard themלְשָׁמְרָֽם׃le.sha.me.RamH8104.

19But youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859,do notאַֽל־'al-H408stop thereתַּעֲמֹ֔דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975.Pursueרִדְפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יrid.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341and attack them from behindוְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖םve.zi.nav.TemH2179אוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.Do notאַֽל־'al-H408let themתִּתְּנ֗וּםti.te.NumH5414reachלָבוֹא֙ אֶל־la.Vo' 'el-H935 H413their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892,forכִּ֧יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has delivered themנְתָנָ֛םne.ta.NamH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.”

20וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478continuedכְּכַלּ֨וֹתke.kha.LotH3615to inflictלְהַכּוֹתָ֛םle.ha.ko.TamH5221a terribleגְדוֹלָֽה־ מְאֹ֖דge.do.lah- me.'OdH1419 H3966slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had finished them offתֻּמָּ֑םtu.MamH8552,and the remainingוְהַשְּׂרִידִים֙ve.ha.se.ri.DimH8300survivorsשָׂרְד֣וּsa.re.DuH8277retreatedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

21The wholeכָל־khol-H3605armyהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩vai.ya.shu.VuH7725safelyבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091inאֶל־'el-H413the campהַמַּחֲנֶ֧הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Makkedahמַקֵּדָ֖הma.ke.DahH4719, andno oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808dared to utterחָרַ֞ץcha.RatzH2782a wordלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956againstלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesלִבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לliv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

22Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605אֶת־'et-H853the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631and bringthoseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428fiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428outמִן־ הַמְּעָרָֽה׃min- ha.me.'a.RahH4480 H4631toאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413אֶת־'et-H853meוְהוֹצִ֣יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318.”

23Soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651theyוַיַּ֣עֲשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיֹּצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318theהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428fiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428out ofמִן־min-H4480the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631אֵ֣ת׀'etH853—the kingsמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389אֶת־'et-H853מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275אֶת־'et-H853מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Jarmuthיַרְמ֔וּתyar.MutH3412אֶת־'et-H853מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Lachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923אֶת־'et-H853מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,and Eglonעֶגְלֽוֹן׃eg.LonH5700.

24וַ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961When they had broughtכְּֽהוֹצִיאָ֞םke.ho.tzi.'AmH3318אֶת־'et-H853theהָאֵלֶּה֮ha.'e.LehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091, heיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091summonedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidאֶל־ וַ֠יֹּאמֶר'el- Vai.yo.merH559 H413toאֶל־'el-H413the armyאַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582 H4421commandersקְצִינֵ֞יke.tzi.NeiH7101who had accompaniedהֶהָלְכ֣וּאhe.ha.le.Khu'H1980himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854, “Comeקִרְב֗וּkir.VuH7126here and putשִׂ֚ימוּSi.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272onעַֽל־'al-H5921the necksצַוְּארֵ֖יtza.ve.ReiH6677of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.”So the commanders came forwardוַֽיִּקְרְב֔וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272onעַל־'al-H5921their necksצַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃tza.ve.rei.HemH6677.

25“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּ וְאַל־ti.re.'U ve.'al-H3372 H408or discouragedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865,”Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413. “Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and courageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213thisכָ֗כָהKha.khahH3602to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the enemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859fightנִלְחָמִ֥יםnil.cha.MimH3898אוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.”

26Afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵן֙khenH3651,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091struck downוַיַּכֵּ֨םvai.ya.KemH5221and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֔םvay.mi.TemH4191the kings,and he hungוַיִּתְלֵ֕םvai.yit.LemH8518their bodies onעַ֖ל'alH5921fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568treesעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086and left themוַיִּֽהְי֛וּ תְּלוּיִ֥םvai.yih.Yu te.lu.YimH1961 H8518thereעַל־ הָעֵצִ֖ים'al- ha.'e.TzimH5921 H6086untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

27וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961לְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256At sunsetבּ֣וֹא הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁBo' ha.She.meshH935 H8121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091orderedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680that they be taken downוַיֹּֽרִידוּם֙vai.yo.ri.DumH3381fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the treesהָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086and thrownוַיַּ֨שְׁלִכֻ֔םvai.Yash.li.KhumH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631in whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had hiddenנֶחְבְּאוּ־ שָׁ֑םnech.be.'u- ShamH2244 H8033.Then largeגְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.do.lOtH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68were placedוַיָּשִׂ֜מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760againstעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֔הha.me.'a.RahH4631,and the stonesעַד־ עֶ֖צֶם'ad- 'E.tzemH5704 H6106are there to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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