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Joshua 10:1-23

1AnditcametopasswhenAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardH8085thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadtakenH3920Aiandhadutterly destroyedit,thathehaddonetoAianditskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428ashehaddonetoJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405anditskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּu.le.mal.KahH4428,andthattheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְעוֹן֙giv.'OnH1391hadmadeH6213peacewithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwereamongthem,

2thattheyfearedH3372greatly;forGibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391wasagreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִ֤יר'irH5892,asoneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259oftheroyalcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,anditwasgreaterגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419thanAi,andallitsmenH376weremightyH1368.

3AndAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sentH7971toHohamkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶ֠בְרוֹןChev.ronH2275,andtoPireamkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֜וּתyar.MutH3412,andtoJaphiaיָפִ֧יעַya.Fi.a'H3309kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֛ישׁla.KhishH3923,andtoDebirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֖וֹןeg.LonH5700,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Comeעֲלֽוּ־'a.lu-H5927uptome,andhelpוְעִזְרֻ֔נִיve.'iz.Ru.niH5826me,thatwemaysmiteGibeonגִּבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391;forithasmadepeacewithJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andwiththechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Andthefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶבְר֤וֹןchev.RonH2275,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֣ישׁla.KhishH3923, [and]thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֔וֹןeg.LonH5700,gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogether,andwentH5927up,theyandalltheirarmiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑םma.cha.nei.HemH4264,andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeGibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andmadewaragainstit.

6AndthemenH376ofGibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentH7971toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Withdrawnotthyhandיָדֶ֖יךָya.Dei.khaH3027fromthyservantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650:comeעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927uptousquicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120,andsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467usandhelpוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us;forallthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567thatdwellH3427inthehill-countryaregatheredנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908againstus.

7SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH5927upfromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,heandallthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421withhim, evenallthevaliantmenH1368.

8AndJehovahsaidH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,FearH3372themnot;forintothyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027haveIgivenH5414them:notamanH376ofthemshallstandיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975beforethee.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091cameH935uponthemsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597;hewentH935upfromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537allnightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.

10AndJehovahdiscomfitedthembeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsmotethem[with]agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347atGibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391;andhechasedthemonthewayH1870oftheascentofBeth-horonH1032,andsmotethemuptoAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825andMakkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

11Anditcametopass,astheyfledH5127frombeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, —theywereatthedescentבְּמוֹרַ֤דbe.mo.RadH4174ofBeth-horonH1032, —thatJehovahcastH7993downH7993greatH1419stonesH68fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064uponthemuptoAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,andtheydiedH4191.TheyweremoreH4480whodiedH4191withthehailstonesthantheywhomthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadslainH2026withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

12Thenאָ֣ז'azH227spokeH1696Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'H3091toJehovahinthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117whenJehovahgaveH5414uptheAmoritesH567beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhesaidH559inthesightofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121, standstilluponGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391;Andthou,moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394,inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofAjalon!

13Andthesunהַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121stoodH5975stillH5975,andthemoonוְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achH3394remainedH5975whereitwas,untilthenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471hadavengedH5358themselvesupontheirenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341.IsnotthiswrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofJasher?Andthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121remainedH5975standingH5975inthemidstofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhastednottogoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935downaboutafulldayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

14AndtherewasH1961nodayכַּיּ֤וֹםkai.YomH3117likethatbeforeitorafterit,thatJehovahhearkenedtothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofamanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376;forJehovahfoughtנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537.

16Andthesefiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fledH5127,andhidוַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselvesinthecaveבַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

17AnditwastoldH5046Joshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428havebeenfoundH4672,hidH2244inthecaveבַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

18AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559,Rollגֹּ֛לּוּGo.luH1556greatH1419stonesH68beforethemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,andsetmenH376beforeittokeepH8104them.

19Andye,staynot,pursueרִדְפוּ֙rid.FuH7291afteryourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341,andsmitethehindmostofthem; sufferthemnottoenterintotheircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892;forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hasgivenH5414themintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

20AnditcameH935topasswhenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadendedH8552smitingthemwithaveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְדוֹלָֽה־ge.do.lah-H1419slaughterH4347,untiltheywereH1961consumed,thattheremnantwhichremainedofthementeredintofortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892;

21andallthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩vai.ya.shu.VuH7725tothecampהַמַּחֲנֶ֧הha.ma.cha.NehH4264toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,atMakkedahמַקֵּדָ֖הma.ke.DahH4719,inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965;nonemovedhistongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956againstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559,Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,andbringוְהוֹצִ֣יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318forthH3318tomethosefiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428outofthecaveהַמְּעָרָֽה׃ha.me.'a.RahH4631.

23AndtheydidsoH3651,andbroughtH3318forthH3318tohimthosefiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428outofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֔וּתyar.MutH3412,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEglonעֶגְלֽוֹן׃eg.LonH5700.

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