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Joshua 7:1-9

1The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,howeverיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,actedוַיִּמְעֲל֧וּvai.yim.'a.LuH4603unfaithfullyמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604regarding the things devoted to destructionבַּחֵ֑רֶםba.Che.remH2764.Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Carmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226,of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947some ofמִן־min-H4480what was set apartהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764.So the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against the Israelitesבִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃biv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

2Meanwhile, Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582from Jerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405to Aiהָעַ֞יha.'AiH5857,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is nearעִם־'im-H5973Beth-avenH1007to the eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of BethelH1008,and told themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH559 H413, “Go upעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927and spy outוְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.LuH7270אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”So the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582went upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927and spied outוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270אֶת־'et-H853Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

3On returningוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,they reportedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮vai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “There is no needאַל־ יַ֣עַל'al- Ya.'alH408 H5927to send allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971;twoכְּאַלְפַּ֣יִםke.'al.Pa.yimH505אִ֗ישׁ'IshH376orא֚וֹ'oH176threeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֣ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376are enoughto go upיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927and attackוְיַכּ֣וּve.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857.Sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588the people of Aiהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992are so fewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592,you need notאַל־'al-H408wear outתְּיַגַּע־te.ya.ga'-H3021allכָּל־kol-H3605our peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033אֶת־'et-H853.”

4So about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376went upוַיַּעֲל֤וּ מִן־ הָעָם֙ שָׁ֔מָּהvai.ya.'a.Lu min- ha.'Am Sha.mahH5927 H4480 H5971 H8033,but they fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

5And the menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857struck downוַיַּכּ֨וּ אַנְשֵׁ֣יvai.ya.Ku 'an.SheiH5221 H582about thirty-six of themכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשִׁשָּׁה֙kish.lo.Shim ve.shi.ShahH7970 H8337,chasing themוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291fromלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179as far asעַד־'ad-H5704the quarriesהַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.RimH7671and striking them downוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221on the slopesבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174.So the heartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549and becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961like waterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091toreוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071and fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307עַל־'al-H5921facedownפָּנָ֨יו אַ֜רְצָהpa.Nav 'Ar.tzahH6440 H776beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעֶ֔רֶב ה֖וּאha.'E.rev hu'H6153 H1931,as did the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and they all sprinkledוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083onעַל־'al-H5921their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7“Oאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,”Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “whyלָ֠מָהLa.mahH4100did You ever bringH5674אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֶת־'et-H853peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971across the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414usאֹתָ֛נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567to be destroyedלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6?If onlyוְלוּ֙ve.LuH3863we had been contentהוֹאַ֣לְנוּho.'Al.nuH2974to stayוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427on the other sideבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oבִּ֖יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I sayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,now thatאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478has turnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015its backעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203and run fromלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440its enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341?

9When the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605who liveיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776hear about thisוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085,they will surroundוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921and wipe outוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772אֶת־'et-H853our nameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034fromמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Then whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100will You doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213for Your greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?”

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