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Joshua 8:23-29

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

24AnditcametopasswhenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadendedH8552slayingalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAiinthefieldH7704,inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whereintheyhadchasedthem,andtheyhadallfallenH5307bytheedgeoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,untiltheywereconsumed,thatallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toAi,andsmoteitwiththeedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

25AndsoitwasH1961,thatallwhofellH5307thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376aswellaswomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,wereH1961twelvethousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,allthepeopleofAi.

26AndJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙vi.ho.Shu.a'H3091didnotdrawbackהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,whichhehadstretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186outwiththejavelinבַּכִּיד֑וֹןba.ki.DonH3591,untiltheyhadutterly destroyedalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAi.

27Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535,thecattleH929andthespoilH7998ofthecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookaspreytothemselves, accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahwhichhehadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

28AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313Ai,andmadeH7760itaneverlastingheapofdesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

29Andthekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAihehangedתָּלָ֥הta.LahH8518onatreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086untiltheeveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153;andatthegoingH935downוַיֹּרִ֧ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381ofthesunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ha.she.MeshH8121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,andtheytookhiscarcasedownH3381fromthetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086,andthrewH7993itdownH3381attheentranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andraisedH6965uponitagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesH68, [whichremains]tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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