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Joshua 7:5-8

5And the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857smoteוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221of them about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.ShimH7970and sixוְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.ShahH8337menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376:for they chasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291them frombeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179evenunto Shebarimהַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.RimH7671,and smoteוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them in the going downבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174:wherefore the heartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549,and became as waterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091rentוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071,and fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307to the earthאַ֜רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776upon his faceפָּנָ֨יוpa.NavH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068until the eventideהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153,he and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and putוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083upon their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alas, Oאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,wherefore hast thou at allH5674broughtH5674this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,to destroyלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6us? would to Godוְלוּ֙ve.LuH3863we had been contentהוֹאַ֣לְנוּho.'Al.nuH2974,and dweltוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427on the other sideבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oבִּ֖יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,what shall I sayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,whenאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnethהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015their backsעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341!

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