New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 8:11-13

11Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith him wentעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927up and drewH5066nearH5066and arrivedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in frontנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the northמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828sideH6828of Aiלָעַ֔יla.'AiH5857. Now there wasa valleyוְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.GaiH1516betweenH996him and Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

12And he tookוַיִּקַּ֕חvai.yi.KachH3947about 5,000כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖יםka.cha.Me.shet 'a.la.FimH2568 H505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376and setוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them in ambushאֹרֵ֗ב'o.RevH693betweenH996BethelH1008and Aiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857,on the westמִיָּ֥םmi.YamH3220sideH3220of thecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

13So they stationedוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,allכָּל־kol-H3605the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264that was on the northH6828sideH6828of the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892,and its rearH6119guardH6119on the westמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220sideH3220of the cityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the valleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃ha.'E.mekH6010.

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