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Joshua 8:20-24

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.

23Butוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they tookתָּ֣פְשׂוּTa.fe.suH8610the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416and broughtוַיַּקְרִ֥בוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

24וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961When Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615killingלַהֲרֹג֩la.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the menיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Aiהָעַ֜יha.'AiH5857who had pursuedרְדָפ֣וּםre.da.FumH7291theminto the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704and wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,and when everyכֻלָּ֛םkhu.LamH3605last one of them had fallenוַֽיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by the swordלְפִי־ חֶ֖רֶב עַד־ תֻּמָּ֑םle.fi- Che.rev 'ad- tu.MamH6310 H2719 H5704 H8552,allכָל־khol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Aiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857and putוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221itאֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853to the swordלְפִי־ חָֽרֶב׃le.fi- Cha.revH6310 H2719as well.

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