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Joshua 10:1-5

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.

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