New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 8:4-9

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.

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