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Joshua 10:23-40

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.

28H853On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091capturedלָכַ֨דla.KhadH3920Makkedahמַקֵּדָה֩ma.ke.DahH4719and put itוַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־vai.ya.Ke.ha le.fi-H5221 H6310to the swordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719,along withH853its kingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428.He devoted to destructionהֶחֱרִ֣םhe.che.RimH2763everyoneכָּל־ הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙kol- ha.Ne.feshH853 H3605 H5315אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the city,leavingהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604noלֹ֥אlo'H3808survivorsשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300.So he didוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Makkedahמַקֵּדָ֔הma.ke.DahH4719asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

29Then Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973moved onוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674from Makkedahמִמַּקֵּדָ֖הmi.ma.ke.DahH4719to Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Libnahלִבְנָֽה׃liv.NahH3841.

30And the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068alsoגַּם־gam-H1571deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414that cityאוֹתָ֜הּ'o.TahH853and its kingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Joshuaputוַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־vai.ya.Ke.ha le.fi-H5221 H6310allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315to the swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,leavingהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808survivorsשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300.And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔הּle.mal.KahH4428of Libnahasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

31And Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973moved onוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674from Libnahמִלִּבְנָ֖הmi.liv.NahH3841to Lachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923.They laid siegeוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583to itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it.

32And the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Lachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Joshua capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it on the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.He putוַיַּכֶּ֣הָ לְפִי־vai.ya.Ke.ha le.fi-H5221 H6310allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315to the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to Libnahלְלִבְנָֽה׃ פle.liv.NahH3841.

33At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Horamהֹרָם֙ho.RamH2036kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gezerגֶּ֔זֶרGe.zerH1507wentעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927to helpלַעְזֹ֖רla'.ZorH5826אֶת־'et-H853Lachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923,but Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853struck him downוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221along with his peopleעַמּ֔וֹ עַד־a.Mo 'ad-H5971 H5704,leavingהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604noבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115survivorsשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

34So Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091moved onוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674from Lachishמִלָּכִ֖ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923to Eglonעֶגְלֹ֑נָה'eg.Lo.nahH5700,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973.They laid siegeוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583to itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

35Thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117they capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֜וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920Eglonand put itוַיַּכּ֣וּהָ לְפִי־vai.ya.Ku.ha le.fi-H5221 H6310to the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853Joshuadevoted to destructionהֶחֱרִ֑יםhe.che.RimH2763everyoneכָּל־ הַנֶּ֣פֶשׁkol- ha.Ne.feshH3605 H5315אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the cityהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to Lachishלְלָכִֽישׁ׃ פle.la.KhishH3923.

36Then Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from Eglonמֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָהme.'eg.Lo.nahH5700to Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

37They captured itוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920and putוַיַּכּֽוּהָ־ לְפִי־vai.ya.ku.ha- le.fi-H5221 H6310to the swordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853its kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605its villagesעָרֶ֜יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834. Joshualeftהִשְׁאִ֣ירhish.'IrH7604noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808survivorsשָׂרִ֔ידsa.RidH8300,just asכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213at Eglonלְעֶגְל֑וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700;he devoted to destructionוַיַּחֲרֵ֣םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763Hebronאוֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853everyoneכָּל־ הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁkol- ha.Ne.feshH3605 H5315אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in it.

38Finally Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973turnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toward Debirדְּבִ֑רָהde.Vi.rahH1688and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

39And they capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֞הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920Debirוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,its kingמַלְכָּ֤הּmal.KahH4428,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605its villagesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892.They put themוַיַּכּ֣וּם לְפִי־vai.ya.Kum le.fi-H5221 H6310to the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719and devoted to destructionוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763אֶת־'et-H853everyoneכָּל־ נֶ֣פֶשׁkol- Ne.feshH3605 H5315אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the city,leavingהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604noלֹ֥אlo'H3808survivorsשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834. Joshuadid toעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213Debirלִדְבִ֙רָה֙lid.Vi.rahH1688and its kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428asוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.kha.'a.SherH834he had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to Hebronלְחֶבְר֗וֹןle.chev.RonH2275and asכֵּן־ken-H3651he had doneעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213to Libnahלְלִבְנָ֖הle.liv.NahH3841and its kingוּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃u.le.mal.KahH4428.

40So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853conqueredוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605regionהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776—the hill countryהָהָר֩ha.HarH2022,the Negevוְהַנֶּ֨גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045,the foothillsוְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֜הve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219,and the slopesוְהָאֲשֵׁד֗וֹתve.ha.'a.she.DotH794,together withוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֔םmal.khei.HemH4428—leavingהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604noלֹ֥אlo'H3808survivorsשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300וְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853.He devoted to destructionהֶחֱרִ֔יםhe.che.RimH2763everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that breathedהַנְּשָׁמָה֙ha.ne.sha.MahH5397,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,had commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680.

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