New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 10:16-19

16Now theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428had fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127and hiddenוַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselves in the caveבַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.RahH4631at Makkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

17It was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Joshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428have been foundנִמְצְאוּ֙nim.tze.'UH4672hiddenנֶחְבְּאִ֥יםnech.be.'ImH2244in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.RahH4631at Makkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.”

18Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Rollגֹּ֛לּוּGo.luH1556largeגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68againstאֶל־'el-H413the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,and assignוְהַפְקִ֧ידוּve.haf.Ki.duH6485menH376by it to guardלְשָׁמְרָֽם׃le.sha.me.RamH8104them,

19but do not stayתַּעֲמֹ֔דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975thereyourselvesH864;pursueרִדְפוּ֙rid.FuH7291your enemiesH340andattackH2179them in the rearוְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖םve.zi.nav.TemH2179.Do not allowתִּתְּנ֗וּםti.te.NumH5414them to enterלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892,for the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has deliveredנְתָנָ֛םne.ta.NamH5414them into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.”

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