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Joshua 10:7-14

7So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and his wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyעַ֤ם הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ'am ha.mil.cha.Mah i.MoH4421 H5973 H5971,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-H5825 H5704and Makkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

11וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961As they fledבְּנֻסָ֣ם׀be.nu.SamH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הֵ֞םYis.ra.'El hemH3478 H1992along 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.'ElH1121 H3478.

12אָ֣ז'azH227On the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthe LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068gave the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567overתֵּ֤תtetH5414toלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀be.Nei Yis.ra.'El vai.Yo.merH1121 H3478 H559,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'- 'atzH3808 H213going downלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935about a fullתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.”

14There has beenהָיָ֜הha.YahH1961noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808dayכַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙kai.Yom ha.Hu'H3117 H1931like 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.

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