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Joshua 10:1-11

1Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389had heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085howH3588Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091had takenלָכַ֨דla.KhadH3920Aiהָעַי֮ha.'AiH5857,and had utterly destroyedוַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒vai.ya.cha.ri.MahH2763it; as he had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to Jerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405and her kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428,so he had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to Aiלָעַ֖יla.'AiH5857and her kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּu.le.mal.KahH4428;and how the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeonגִבְעוֹן֙giv.'OnH1391had made peaceהִשְׁלִ֜ימוּhish.Li.muH7999with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and were amongבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130them;

2That they fearedוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,because Gibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391wasa greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִ֤יר'irH5892,as oneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259of the royalהַמַּמְלָכָ֑הha.mam.la.KhahH4467citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892, and because it wasgreaterגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419than Aiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857,and all the menאֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ'a.na.Shei.haH582thereof weremightyגִּבֹּרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

3Wherefore Adoni–zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971unto Hohamהוֹהָ֣םho.HamH1944kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hebronחֶ֠בְרוֹןChev.ronH2275,and unto Piramפִּרְאָ֨םpir.'AmH6502kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Jarmuthיַרְמ֜וּתyar.MutH3412,and unto Japhiaיָפִ֧יעַya.Fi.a'H3309kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Lachishלָכִ֛ישׁla.KhishH3923,and unto Debirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Eglonעֶגְל֖וֹןeg.LonH5700,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Come upעֲלֽוּ־'a.lu-H5927unto me, and helpוְעִזְרֻ֔נִיve.'iz.Ru.niH5826me, that we may smiteוְנַכֶּ֖הve.na.KehH5221Gibeonגִּבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391:for it hath made peaceהִשְׁלִ֥ימָהhish.Li.mahH7999with Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and with the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Therefore the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hebronחֶבְר֤וֹןchev.RonH2275,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Lachishלָכִ֣ישׁla.KhishH3923,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Eglonעֶגְל֔וֹןeg.LonH5700,gathered themselves togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622,and went upוַֽיַּעֲל֜וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,they and all their hostsמַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑םma.cha.nei.HemH4264,and encampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583before Gibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391,and made warוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against it.

6And the menאַנְשֵׁי֩'an.SheiH582of Gibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Slackתֶּ֥רֶףTe.refH7503not thy handיָדֶ֖יךָya.Dei.khaH3027from thy servantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;come upעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927to us quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120,and saveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467us, and helpוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us: for all the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in the mountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022are gathered togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908against us.

7So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091ascendedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,he, and all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421with him, and all the mightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368men of valourהֶחָֽיִל׃ פhe.Cha.yilH2428.

8And the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372them not: for I have deliveredנְתַתִּ֑יםne.ta.TimH5414them into thine handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027;there shall not a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of them standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975beforeבְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃be.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091therefore cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto them suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, andwent upעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927from Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537all nightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.

10And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068discomfitedוַיְהֻמֵּ֤םvay.hu.MemH2000them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and slewוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּֽה־ma.kah-H4347at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,and chasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them along the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that goeth upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608to Beth–horonH1032,and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them to Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,and unto Makkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

11And it came to pass, as they fledבְּנֻסָ֣ם׀be.nu.SamH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andwere in the going downבְּמוֹרַ֤דbe.mo.RadH4174to Beth–horonH1032,that the Lordוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068cast downהִשְׁלִ֣יךְhish.LikhH7993greatגְּדֹל֧וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064upon them unto Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,and they diedוַיָּמֻ֑תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191: they weremoreרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227which diedמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191with hailstonesבְּאַבְנֵ֣י הַבָּרָ֔דbe.'av.Nei ha.ba.RadH68 H1259than theywhomH834the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewהָרְג֛וּha.re.GuH2026with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

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