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Joshua 8:2-22

2Andthou shaltdotoAiandtoitskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.KahH4428asthou didsttoJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405andtoitskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428;onlyרַק־rak-H7535,thespoilH7998thereofandthecattleH929thereofshallyetakeaspreyforyourselves.Setשִׂים־sim-H7760anambushאֹרֵ֛ב'o.RevH693againstthecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892behindit.

3AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andallthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927uptoAi.AndJoshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091choseH977thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantmenאִישׁ֙'ishH376,andsentH7971themawayH7971bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

4Andhecommandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Seeרְ֠אוּRe.'uH7200, ye shallbeוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961inambushH693againstthecityלָעִיר֙la.'IrH5892,behindthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892:gonotveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farתַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368fromthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,andbeH1961allofyouready.

5AndIandallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatarewithmewillapproachtothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;anditshallcometopasswhentheycomeoutagainstus,asatthefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,thatwewillfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforethem.

6Andtheywillcomeוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318outafterustillwehavedrawnthemfromthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;fortheywillsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Theyfleeנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127beforeus,asatthefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;andwewillfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforethem.

7AndyeshallriseH6965upfromtheambushמֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme.Ha.'o.RevH693andtakeוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve.ho.rash.TemH3423possessionH3423ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willdeliveritintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

8Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961whenyehavetakenthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,thatyeshallsetתַּצִּ֤יתוּta.Tzi.tuH3341thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784; accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahshallyedo.Seeרְא֖וּre.'UH7200,Ihavecommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971themforthH7971;andtheywenttolieinambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993,andabodebetweenBethelandAi,onthewestמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220ofAi.AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091lodgedthatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915amongthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andinspectedthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andwentH5927up,heandtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֧יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforethepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toAi.

11Andallthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatwerewithhimwentH935up,anddrewH5066near,andcameH935beforethecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583onthenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828ofAi;andthevalleyוְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.GaiH1516wasbetweenthemandAi.

12NowhehadtakenH3947aboutfiveכַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתka.cha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,andsetוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theminambushאֹרֵ֗ב'o.RevH693betweenBethelandAi,onthewestמִיָּ֥םmi.YamH3220ofthecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

13AndwhenH834theyhadsetוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,thewholecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264onthenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828ofthecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892,andtheirambushonthewestמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220ofthecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentthatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915intothemidstH8432ofthevalleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃ha.'E.mekH6010.

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.

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