New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 8:12-13

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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