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Joshua 8:14-16

14וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961When the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857sawכִּרְא֣וֹתkir.'otH7200the Israelites,he hurriedוַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116outוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318early in the morningוַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925with the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892ה֧וּאhu'H1931וְכָל־ve.kholH3605עַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971to engageלִקְרַֽאת־lik.rat-H7122themיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478in battleלַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at an appointed placeלַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'EdH4150overlookingלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160.But heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588an ambushאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693had been set up against himbehindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478let themselves be beaten backוַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּvai.yi.na.ge.'UH5060before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440,and they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

16Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the menהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971of AiH5892אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were summonedוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199to pursue themלִרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םlir.Dof 'a.cha.rei.HemH7291 H310,and they followedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and were drawn awayוַיִּנָּתְק֖וּvai.yi.na.te.KuH5423fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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