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Joshua 10:3-24

3Therefore Adoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Hohamהוֹהָ֣םho.HamH1944kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hebronחֶ֠בְרוֹן וְאֶל־Chev.ron ve.'el-H2275H413,Piramפִּרְאָ֨םpir.'AmH6502kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Jarmuthיַרְמ֜וּת וְאֶל־yar.Mut ve.'el-H3412H413,Japhiaיָפִ֧יעַya.Fi.a'H3309kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Lachishלָכִ֛ישׁ וְאֶל־la.Khish ve.'el-H3923H413,and Debirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Eglonעֶגְל֖וֹןeg.LonH5700,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
4“Come upעֲלֽוּ־ אֵלַ֣י'a.lu- 'e.LaiH5927H413and help meוְעִזְרֻ֔נִיve.'iz.Ru.niH5826.We will attackוְנַכֶּ֖הve.na.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853Gibeonגִּבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have made peaceהִשְׁלִ֥ימָהhish.Li.mahH7999withאֶת־'et-H854Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ וְאֶת־ye.ho.Shu.a' ve.'EtH3091H854and the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.”
5So the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567—the kingsמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם מֶֽלֶךְ־ye.ru.sha.Lim Me.lekh-H3389H4428,Hebronחֶבְר֤וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־chev.Ron Me.lekh-H2275H4428,Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙ מֶֽלֶךְ־yar.Mut Me.lekh-H3412H4428,Lachishלָכִ֣ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־la.Khish Me.lekh-H3923H4428,and Eglonעֶגְל֔וֹן הֵ֖םeg.Lon hemH5700H1992—joined forcesוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622and advancedוַֽיַּעֲל֜וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑םma.cha.nei.HemH4264.They campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeעַל־'al-H5921Gibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391and made warוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.
6Then the menאַנְשֵׁי֩'an.SheiH582of Gibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091inאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָה לֵאמֹ֔רha.gil.Ga.lah le.MorH1537H559: “Do notאַל־'al-H408abandonתֶּ֥רֶף יָדֶ֖יךָTe.ref ya.Dei.khaH7503H3027your servantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.Comeעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927אֵלֵ֣ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120and saveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467us!Help usוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567fromיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427the hill countryהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022have joined forcesנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908against usאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413.”
7So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and his wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyעַ֤ם הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ'am ha.mil.cha.Mah i.MoH4421H5973H5971,including allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valorהֶחָֽיִל׃ פhe.Cha.yilH2428,cameוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromמִן־min-H4480Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537ה֚וּאhu'H1931.
8The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372of them,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have delivered themנְתַתִּ֑יםne.ta.TimH5414into your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.Notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of themshall standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975against youבְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃be.fa.Nei.khaH6440.”
9After marchingעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915fromמִן־min-H4480Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091caughtוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935themאֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH413by surpriseפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597.
10And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068threw them into confusionוַיְהֻמֵּ֤םvay.hu.MemH2000beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who defeated themוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221in a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּֽה־ma.kah-H4347at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,pursued themוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗םvai.yir.de.FemH7291alongדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608to Beth-horonH1032,and struck them downוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה וְעַד־'a.ze.Kah ve.'ad-H5825H5704and Makkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.
11וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961As they fledבְּנֻסָ֣ם׀be.nu.SamH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֵ֞םYis.ra.'El hemH3478H1992along the descentבְּמוֹרַ֤דbe.mo.RadH4174from Beth-horonH1032toעַד־'ad-H5704Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,the LORDוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068cast downהִשְׁלִ֣יךְhish.LikhH7993on themעֲלֵיהֶם֩'a.lei.HemH5921largeגְּדֹל֧וֹתge.do.LotH1419hailstonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68fromמִן־min-H4480the skyהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וַיָּמֻ֑תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and moreרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227of themאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were killedמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191byבְּאַבְנֵ֣יbe.'av.NeiH68the hailstonesהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259thanמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834הָרְג֛וּha.re.GuH2026by the swordsבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.
12אָ֣ז'azH227On the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthe LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068gave the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567overתֵּ֤תtetH5414toלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀be.Nei Yis.ra.'El vai.Yo.merH1121H3478H559,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'H3091spokeיְדַבֵּ֤רye.da.BerH1696to the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “O sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121,stand stillדּ֔וֹםDomH1826over Gibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,O moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394,over the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Aijalonאַיָּלֽוֹן׃'ai.ya.LonH357.”
13So the sunהַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121stood stillוַיִּדֹּ֨םvai.yi.DomH1826and the moonוְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achH3394stoppedעָמָ֗ד'a.MadH5975untilעַד־'ad-H5704the nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471took vengeanceיִקֹּ֥םyi.KomH5358upon its enemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341.Is thisהִ֥יאhi'H1931notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasharהַיָּשָׁ֑רhai.ya.SharH3477? “So the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121stoppedוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the middleבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and delayedוְלֹא־ אָ֥ץve.lo'- 'atzH3808H213going downלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935about a fullתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.”
14There has beenהָיָ֜הha.YahH1961noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808dayכַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙kai.Yom ha.Hu'H3117H1931like it beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440or sinceוְאַחֲרָ֔יוve.'a.cha.RavH310,when the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068listenedלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478עִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973toאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537.
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.MorH5046H559: “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.ReiH7291H310your 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-H935H413their 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.'ElH1121H3478continuedכְּכַלּ֨וֹתke.kha.LotH3615to inflictלְהַכּוֹתָ֛םle.ha.ko.TamH5221a terribleגְדוֹלָֽה־ מְאֹ֖דge.do.lah- me.'OdH1419H3966slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.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.'ElH1121H3478.
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.RahH4480H4631toאֵלַ֗י'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.merH559H413toאֶל־'el-H413the armyאַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582H4421commandersקְצִינֵ֞יke.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.
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