2 And thou shalt do to Ai and to its king וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ u.le.mal.Kah H4428 as thou didst to Jericho לִֽירִיחוֹ֙ li.ri.Cho H3405 and to its king וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ u.le.mal.Kah H4428 ; only רַק־ rak- H7535 , the spoil H7998 thereof and the cattle H929 thereof shall ye take as prey for yourselves. Set שִׂים־ sim- H7760 an ambush אֹרֵ֛ב 'o.Rev H693 against the city לָעִ֖יר la.'Ir H5892 behind it . 3 And Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ ye.ho.Shu.a' H3091 arose וַיָּ֧קָם vai.Ya.kom H6965 , and all the people עַ֥ם 'am H5971 of war הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה ha.mil.cha.Mah H4421 , to go לַעֲל֣וֹת la.'a.Lot H5927 up to Ai . And Joshua יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ Ye.ho.shu.a' H3091 chose H977 thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים she.lo.Shim H7970 thousand אֶ֤לֶף 'E.lef H505 valiant men אִישׁ֙ 'ish H376 , and sent H7971 them away H7971 by night לָֽיְלָה׃ La.ye.lah H3915 . 4 And he commanded וַיְצַ֨ו vay.Tzav H6680 them , saying לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor H559 , See רְ֠אוּ Re.'u H7200 , ye shall be וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם vih.yi.Tem H1961 in ambush H693 against the city לָעִיר֙ la.'Ir H5892 , behind the city הָעִ֔יר ha.'Ir H5892 : go not very מְאֹ֑ד me.'Od H3966 far תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ tar.Chi.ku H7368 from the city הָעִ֖יר ha.'Ir H5892 , and be H1961 all of you ready . 5 And I and all the people הָעָם֙ ha.'Am H5971 that are with me will approach to the city הָעִ֑יר ha.'Ir H5892 ; and it shall come to pass when they come out against us , as at the first בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔ה ba.ri.sho.Nah H7223 , that we will flee וְנַ֖סְנוּ ve.Nas.nu H5127 before them . 6 And they will come וְיָצְא֣וּ ve.ya.tze.'U H3318 out after us till we have drawn them from the city הָעִ֔יר ha.'Ir H5892 ; for they will say יֹֽאמְר֔וּ yo.me.Ru H559 , They flee נָסִ֣ים na.Sim H5127 before us , as at the first בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה ba.ri.sho.Nah H7223 ; and we will flee וְנַ֖סְנוּ ve.Nas.nu H5127 before them . 7 And ye shall rise H6965 up from the ambush מֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔ב me.Ha.'o.Rev H693 and take וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖ם ve.ho.rash.Tem H3423 possession H3423 of the city הָעִ֑יר ha.'Ir H5892 ; and Jehovah your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם 'e.lo.hei.Khem H430 will deliver it into your hand בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃ be.yed.Khem H3027 . 8 And it shall be וְהָיָ֞ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 when ye have taken the city הָעִ֗יר ha.'Ir H5892 , that ye shall set תַּצִּ֤יתוּ ta.Tzi.tu H3341 the city הָעִיר֙ ha.'Ir H5892 on fire בָּאֵ֔שׁ ba.'Esh H784 ; according to the word כִּדְבַ֥ר kid.Var H1697 of Jehovah shall ye do . See רְא֖וּ re.'U H7200 , I have commanded צִוִּ֥יתִי tzi.Vi.ti H6680 you . 9 And Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ ye.ho.Shu.a' H3091 sent H7971 them forth H7971 ; and they went to lie in ambush הַמַּאְרָ֔ב ha.ma'.Rav H3993 , and abode between Bethel and Ai , on the west מִיָּ֣ם mi.Yam H3220 of Ai . And Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ ye.ho.Shu.a' H3091 lodged that night בַּלַּ֥יְלָה ba.Lay.lah H3915 among the people הָעָֽם׃ ha.'Am H5971 . 10 And Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ ye.ho.Shu.a' H3091 rose H7925 early וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם vai.yash.Kem H7925 in the morning בַּבֹּ֔קֶר ba.Bo.ker H1242 , and inspected the people הָעָ֑ם ha.'Am H5971 , and went H5927 up , he and the elders וְזִקְנֵ֧י ve.zik.Nei H2205 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , before the people הָעָ֖ם ha.'Am H5971 to Ai . 11 And all the people הָעָ֨ם ha.'Am H5971 of war הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה ha.mil.cha.Mah H4421 that were with him went H935 up , and drew H5066 near , and came H935 before the city הָעִ֑יר ha.'Ir H5892 ; and they encamped וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ vai.ya.cha.Nu H2583 on the north מִצְּפ֣וֹן mi.tze.Fon H6828 of Ai ; and the valley וְהַגַּ֖י ve.ha.Gai H1516 was between them and Ai . 12 Now he had taken H3947 about five כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת ka.cha.Me.shet H2568 thousand אֲלָפִ֖ים 'a.la.Fim H505 men אִ֑ישׁ 'Ish H376 , and set וַיָּ֨שֶׂם vai.Ya.sem H7760 them in ambush אֹרֵ֗ב 'o.Rev H693 between Bethel and Ai , on the west מִיָּ֥ם mi.Yam H3220 of the city לָעִֽיר׃ la.'Ir H5892 . Read all of Joshua 8 ← Joshua 7 Joshua 9 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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