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Joshua 8:2-4

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.

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