New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 8:2-4
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.haH4480H310it.”
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.lefH7970H505menאִישׁ֙'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.
Commentaries on Joshua 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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