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Joshua 7:2-5
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.HemH559H413, “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.LavH559H413, “There is no needאַל־ יַ֣עַל'al- Ya.'alH408H5927to 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.mahH5927H4480H5971H8033,but they fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.
5And the menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857struck downוַיַּכּ֨וּ אַנְשֵׁ֣יvai.ya.Ku 'an.SheiH5221H582about thirty-six of themכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשִׁשָּׁה֙kish.lo.Shim ve.shi.ShahH7970H8337,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.
Commentaries on Joshua 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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