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Joshua 8:4-9
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-H7126H413on the cityהָעִ֑יר וְהָיָ֗הha.'Ir ve.ha.YahH5892H1961.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.nuH3318H310untilעַ֣ד'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.NahH834H7223.’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.
Commentaries on Joshua 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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