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Joshua 8:23-29

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.

25וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961A totalכָל־khol-H3605of twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802fellהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםha.No.fe.LimH5307thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117—allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the peopleאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

26Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙vi.ho.Shu.a'H3091did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808draw backהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725the handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heldנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186his battle lanceבַּכִּיד֑וֹןba.ki.DonH3591untilעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had devoted to destructionהֶחֱרִ֔יםhe.che.RimH2763allכָּל־kol-H3605who livedיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857אֵ֖ת'etH853.

27Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookבָּזְז֥וּba.ze.ZuH962for themselvesonlyרַ֣קrakH7535the cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929and plunderוּשְׁלַל֙u.she.LalH7998of thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had commandedכִּדְבַ֣ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הkid.Var 'a.Sher tzi.VahH1697 H834 H6680אֶת־'et-H853Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

28So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857and made itוַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָvay.si.Me.haH7760a permanentעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769heap of ruinsתֵּל־tel-H8510,a desolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

29וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853He hungתָּלָ֥הta.LahH8518the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aiהָעַ֛יha.'AiH5857onעַל־'al-H5921a treeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086untilעַד־ עֵ֣ת'ad- 'etH5704 H6256eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and at sunsetוּכְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩u.khe.Vo' ha.she.MeshH935 H8121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680that they take down the bodyוַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ נִבְלָת֣וֹvai.yo.Ri.du niv.la.ToH5038 H3381אֶת־'et-H853fromמִן־min-H4480the treeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086and throw it downוַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993אוֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853atאֶל־'el-H413the entranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.And over itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921they raisedוַיָּקִ֤ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965a largeגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419pileגַּל־gal-H1530of rocksאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,which remains toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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