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Joshua 8:14-23

14Anditcametopasswhenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAisawH7200it,thatthemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892hastedandroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925,andwentH3318outagainstIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478tobattleלַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,heandallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,attheappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'EdH4150placebeforetheplainH6160.ButheknewH3045notthattherewasH1961anambushאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693againsthimbehindthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478let themselvesbebeatenbeforethem;andtheyfledH5127bythewayH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

16Andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwereinthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892werecalledH2199togetherוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199topursueH7291afterthem;andtheypursuedH7291afterJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andweredrawnawayfromthecityH5892.

17AndnotamanH376remainedנִשְׁאַ֣רnish.'ArH7604inAiandBethelthatwentH3318notoutafterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheyleftH7604thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892openפְּתוּחָ֔הpe.tu.ChahH6605,andpursuedH7291afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18AndJehovahsaidH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Stretchנְ֠טֵהNe.tehH5186outthejavelinבַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.DonH3591thatisinthyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027towardAi;forIwillgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414itintothyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091stretchedוַיֵּ֧טvai.YetH5186outthejavelinבַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.DonH3591thathehadinhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027towardthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19Andtheambushוְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.RevH693aroseקָם֩kamH6965quicklyH4116fromtheirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,andtheyranH7323whenhestretchedכִּנְט֣וֹתkin.TotH5186outhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,andcameH935intothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,andtookH3920it,andhastedandsetH6965thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

20AndthemenH376ofAiturnedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437andsawH7200,andbehold,thesmokeעֲשַׁ֤ן'a.ShanH6227ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentH5927uptoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,andtheyhadnopowertofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127thiswayorthatway;andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatfledהַנָּ֣סha.NasH5127tothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057turnedH6437uponthepursuersהָרוֹדֵֽף׃ha.ro.DefH7291.

21WhenJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thattheambushהָֽאֹרֵב֙ha.'o.RevH693hadtakenH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andthatthesmokeעֲשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892wentH5927up,theyturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725again,andslewthemenH376ofAi.

22AndtheotherswentH3318outofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892againstthem;sotheywereH1961inthemidstH8432ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,someonthisside,andsomeonthatside;andtheysmotethem,untiltheyletnoneofthemescapeorfleeaway.

23Andthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAitheytookaliveחָ֑יChaiH2416,andbroughtH7126himtoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

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