New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 8:2-12

2You shall doוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to Aiלָעַ֜יla.'AiH5857and its kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.KahH4428justH3512as you didעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to Jerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405and its kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428; you shalltakeH962onlyH7534its spoilשְׁלָלָ֥הּshe.la.LahH7998and its cattleוּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּu.ve.hem.TahH929as plunderתָּבֹ֣זּוּta.Vo.zuH962for yourselves.Setשִׂים־sim-H7760an ambushאֹרֵ֛ב'o.RevH693for the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892behindמֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃me.'a.cha.Rei.haH4480 H310it.”

3So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to goלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up to Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857;and Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091choseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH97730,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶףshe.lo.Shim 'E.lefH7970 H505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376,valiantהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428warriorsגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368,and sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them out at nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

4He commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Seeרְ֠אוּRe.'uH7200, you aregoing to ambushאֹרְבִ֤ים'o.re.VimH693the cityH5892from behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310it. Do not goH7368veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farתַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368from the cityH5892,but allכֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.KhemH3605of you be readyנְכֹנִֽים׃ne.kho.NimH3559.

5Then I and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoH834are with me will approachנִקְרַ֖בnik.RavH7126the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.And whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they comeיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318out to meetלִקְרָאתֵ֙נוּ֙lik.ra.Te.nuH7122us as at the firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,we will fleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

6They will comeוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318out afterאַחֲרֵ֗ינוּ'a.cha.Rei.nuH310us untilעַ֣ד'adH5704we have drawnH5423them awayH5423from the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,for they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Theyare fleeingנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us as at the firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223.’So we will fleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

7And you shall riseתָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ta.Ku.muH6965from yourambushמֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme.Ha.'o.RevH693and takeוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve.ho.rash.TemH3423possessionH3423of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,for the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will deliverוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

8Then it will be when you have seizedכְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣םke.ta.fe.se.KhemH8610the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,that you shall setתַּצִּ֤יתוּta.Tzi.tuH3341the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892on fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784.You shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213itaccording to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Seeרְא֖וּre.'UH7200,I have commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.”

9So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971them awayH7971,and they wentוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980to the place of ambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993and remainedוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427betweenH996BethelH1008and Aiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857,on the westמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220sideH3220of Aiלָעָ֑יla.'AiH5857;but Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091spentוַיָּ֧לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10Now Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and musteredוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and he wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up with the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֧יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

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.

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