New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 7:5-8

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.

6Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091toreוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071and fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307to the earthאַ֜רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776on his faceפָּנָ֨יוpa.NavH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untilעַד־'ad-H5704the eveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153, bothhe and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andthey putוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083on their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,whyלָ֠מָהLa.mahH4100did You everH5674bringH5674thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, onlyto deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,to destroyלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6us? IfH3863onlyH3863we had been willingהוֹאַ֣לְנוּho.'Al.nuH2974to dwellוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427beyondבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oבִּ֖יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I sayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478has turnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbackעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesH340?

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