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Joshua 8:2-22

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.

13So the forcesהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853were stationedוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760with the mainכָּל־kol-H3605campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834to the northמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the rear guardעֲקֵב֖וֹa.ke.VoH6119to the westמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220of the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892.And thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980intoבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the valleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃ha.'E.mekH6010.

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.

17Notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376was leftנִשְׁאַ֣רnish.'ArH7604in Aiבָּעַי֙ba.'AiH5857or BethelH1008whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808go outיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,leavingוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wide openפְּתוּחָ֔הpe.tu.ChahH6605while they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Hold outנְ֠טֵהNe.tehH5186your battle lanceבַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.DonH3591אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834בְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027towardאֶל־'el-H413Aiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857,forכִּ֥יkiH3588into your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027I will deliverאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414the city.”So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091held outוַיֵּ֧טvai.YetH5186his battle lanceבַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.DonH3591אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834בְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027towardאֶל־'el-H413Aiהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892,

19and as soon as he did soכִּנְט֣וֹת יָד֔וֹkin.Tot ya.DoH5186 H3027,the men in ambushוְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.RevH693roseקָם֩kamH6965quicklyמְהֵרָ֨הme.he.RahH4120from their positionמִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.They rushed forwardוַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323,enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,captured itוַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920,and immediatelyוַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116set itהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892on fireוַיַּצִּ֥יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341אֶת־'et-H853בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

20When the menאַנְשֵׁי֩'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעַ֨יha.'AiH5857turnedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437and lookedוַיִּרְא֗וּ וְהִנֵּ֨הvai.yir.'U ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009backאַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310,the smokeעֲשַׁ֤ן'a.ShanH6227of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892was risingעָלָ֜ה'a.LahH5927into the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064.They could notוְלֹא־ הָיָ֨ה יָדַ֛יִםve.lo'- ha.Yah ya.Da.yimH3808 H1961 H3027escapeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127in any directionH2008,and the troopsוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971who had fledהַנָּ֣סha.NasH5127to the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057now turnedנֶהְפַּ֖ךְneh.PakhH2015againstאֶל־'el-H413their pursuersהָרוֹדֵֽף׃ha.ro.DefH7291.

21When Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָא֗וּra.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the men in ambushהָֽאֹרֵב֙ha.'o.RevH693אֶת־'et-H853had capturedלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and thatוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588smokeעֲשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227was rising fromעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927itהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,they turned aroundוַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and struck downוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

22Meanwhile, those in the ambushוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428came outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892against themלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122,and the men of Ai wereוַיִּֽהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961trapped betweenבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432the Israeliteלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478forcesאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428onמִזֶּ֖הmi.ZehH2088both sidesוְאֵ֣לֶּה מִזֶּ֑הve.'E.leh mi.ZehH428 H2088.So Israel struck them downוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853untilעַד־'ad-H5704noבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115survivorשָׂרִ֥ידsa.RidH8300or fugitiveוּפָלִֽיט׃u.fa.LitH6412remainedהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604.

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