New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 7:2-5

2Now Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971menH376from Jerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405to Aiהָעַ֞יha.'AiH5857,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is nearעִם־'im-H5973Beth-avenH1007,eastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of BethelH1008,and saidH559to them, “Goעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927up and spyוְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.LuH7270out the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”So the menH376wentוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927up and spiedוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270out Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

3They returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Do not let allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927up; onlyabout two orא֚וֹ'oH176threeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376need goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upto Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857;do not make allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971toilתְּיַגַּע־te.ya.ga'-H3021up thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033,for they are fewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.”

4So about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376from the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033, butthey fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127from the menH376of Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

5The menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857struckH5221downוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221about thirty-sixכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשִׁשָּׁה֙kish.lo.Shim ve.shi.ShahH7970 H8337of their menH376,and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291themfrom the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Shebarimהַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.RimH7671and struckH5221them downוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221on the descentבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174, so theheartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549and becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961as waterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

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