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Joshua 8:2-12

2And you shall doוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to Aiלָעַ֜יla.'AiH5857and its kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.KahH4428asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to Jerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405and its kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428,except thatרַק־rak-H7535you may carry offתָּבֹ֣זּוּta.Vo.zuH962their plunderשְׁלָלָ֥הּshe.la.LahH7998and livestockוּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּu.ve.hem.TahH929for yourselves.Set upשִׂים־sim-H7760an ambushאֹרֵ֛ב'o.RevH693behindמֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃me.'a.cha.Rei.haH310the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892.”

3So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyעַ֥ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה'am ha.mil.cha.MahH4421 H5971set outוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to attackלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857.Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091choseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH97730,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף אִישׁ֙she.lo.Shim 'E.lef 'ishH7970 H505 H376mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valorהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428and sent them outוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971at nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915

4with these ordersוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680אֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: “Pay attentionרְ֠אוּRe.'uH7200.Youאַתֶּ֞ם'a.TemH859are to lie in ambushאֹרְבִ֤ים'o.re.VimH693behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the cityלָעִיר֙la.'IrH5892מִן־min-H4480הָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,notאַל־'al-H408tooמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farתַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368from itהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.All of youכֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.KhemH3605must beוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961readyנְכֹנִֽים׃ne.kho.NimH3559.

5Then Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the troopsהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834with meאִתִּ֔י'i.TiH854will advanceנִקְרַ֖ב אֶל־nik.Rav 'el-H7126 H413on the cityהָעִ֑יר וְהָיָ֗הha.'Ir ve.ha.YahH5892 H1961.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they come outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318against usלִקְרָאתֵ֙נוּ֙lik.ra.Te.nuH7122asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834they did the first timeבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,we will fleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127from themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

6They will pursue usוְיָצְא֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֗ינוּve.ya.tze.'U 'a.cha.Rei.nuH3318 H310untilעַ֣ד'adH5704we have drawn them awayהַתִּיקֵ֤נוּha.ti.Ke.nuH5423אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,forכִּ֣יkiH3588they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘The Israelitesare running awayנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127from usלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440as they did beforeכַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הka.'a.Sher ba.ri.sho.NahH834 H7223.’So as we fleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127from themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440,

7youוְאַתֶּ֗םve.'a.TemH859are to riseתָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ta.Ku.muH6965from the ambushמֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme.Ha.'o.RevH693and seizeוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve.ho.rash.TemH3423אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,for the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will deliver itוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

8Andוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961when you have takenכְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣םke.ta.fe.se.KhemH8610אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,set itהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892on fireתַּצִּ֤יתוּta.Tzi.tuH3341אֶת־'et-H853בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784.Doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213as the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has commandedכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697!Seeרְא֖וּre.'UH7200,I have given you ordersצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.”

9So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sent them outוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971,and they wentוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the place of ambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993and lay in waitוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427betweenבֵּ֧יןbeinH996BethelH1008andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996Aiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857,to the westמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220of Aiלָעָ֑יla.'AiH5857.Butיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091Joshuaspentוַיָּ֧לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925the next morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and mobilizedוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485אֶת־'et-H853his menהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and heה֜וּאhu'H1931and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֧יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478marchedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440themהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971up to Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

11Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the troopsהָעָ֨ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.'Am ha.mil.cha.MahH5971 H4421whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854marched upעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927and approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.They arrivedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in frontנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of Aiand campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583to the northמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of itלָעַ֔יla.'AiH5857,with the valleyוְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.GaiH1516between themH996and the cityהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

12Now Joshua had takenוַיִּקַּ֕חvai.yi.KachH3947about fiveכַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתka.cha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376and set upוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אוֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853an ambushאֹרֵ֗ב'o.RevH693betweenבֵּ֧יןbeinH996BethelH1008andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996Aiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857,to the westמִיָּ֥םmi.YamH3220of the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

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