New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 10:5-10

5So the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofthe 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, andthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Eglonעֶגְל֔וֹןeg.LonH5700,gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622together and wentוַֽיַּעֲל֜וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up, they with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑םma.cha.nei.HemH4264,and campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583by Gibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstH5921it.

6Then the menH376of Gibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Do notabandonתֶּ֥רֶף יָדֶ֖יךָTe.ref ya.Dei.khaH7503 H3027 H4480your servantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;comeעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927up to us quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120and saveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467us and helpוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us, for allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567that liveיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in the hillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022countryH2022have assembledנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908againstH413us.”

7So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421with him and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the valiantהֶחָֽיִל׃ פhe.Cha.yilH2428warriorsגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368.

8The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Do not fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372them, for I have givenנְתַתִּ֑יםne.ta.TimH5414them into your handsבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027; notoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of them shall standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975beforeבְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃be.fa.Nei.khaH6440you.”

9So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935upon them suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597by marchingעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915from Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

10And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068confoundedוַיְהֻמֵּ֤םvay.hu.MemH2000them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and Heslewוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּֽה־ma.kah-H4347at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Beth-horonH1032and struckוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them as farH5704as Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825and Makkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

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