New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 8:9-22
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.
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.
14It cameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961about when the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857sawכִּרְא֣וֹתkir.'otH7200it,that the menH376of the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892hurriedוַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116and roseH7925up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925and wentוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to meetלִקְרַֽאת־lik.rat-H7122Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478in battleלַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971at the appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'EdH4150placeH4150beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the desertH6160plainH6160.But he did not knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045that there wasan ambushאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693against him behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH4480H310the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
16And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892were calledH2199togetherוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199to pursueלִרְדֹּ֖ףlir.DofH7291them, and they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙vai.yir.de.FuH7291Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andwere drawnH5423awayH5423from the cityH5892.
17So not a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376was leftנִשְׁאַ֣רnish.'ArH7604in Aiבָּעַי֙ba.'AiH5857or BethelH1008whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had not goneיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318out afterH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they leftוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892unguardedפְּתוּחָ֔הpe.tu.ChahH6605and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
18Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Stretchנְ֠טֵהNe.tehH5186out the javelinבַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.DonH3591that is in your handבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027towardH413Aiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857,for I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it into your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027.”So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091stretchedוַיֵּ֧טvai.YetH5186out the javelinבַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.DonH3591that was in his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027towardH413the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
19The men inambushוְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.RevH693roseקָם֩kamH6965quicklyמְהֵרָ֨הme.he.RahH4120from their placeמִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,and when he had stretchedכִּנְט֣וֹתkin.TotH5186out his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,they ranוַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323and enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it, and they quicklyוַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116setוַיַּצִּ֥יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892on fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
20When the menH376of Aiהָעַ֨יha.'AiH5857turnedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437backאַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310and lookedוַיִּרְא֗וּvai.yir.'UH7200,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the smokeעֲשַׁ֤ן'a.ShanH6227of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ascendedעָלָ֜ה'a.LahH5927to the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,and they hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808placeיָדַ֛יִםya.Da.yimH3027to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127thisH2088wayH2008or that, for the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971who had been fleeingהַנָּ֣סha.NasH5127to the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057turnedנֶהְפַּ֖ךְneh.PakhH2015againstאֶל־'el-H413the pursuersהָרוֹדֵֽף׃ha.ro.DefH7291.
21When Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָא֗וּra.'UH7200that the men inambushהָֽאֹרֵב֙ha.'o.RevH693had capturedלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and that the smokeעֲשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892ascendedעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927,they turnedH7725backוַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725andslewוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221the menH376of Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.
22The othersוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428cameיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318out from the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892to encounterלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122them, so that they were trappedin the midstבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,someאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428on thisH2088sideH2088and someוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428on that sideH2088; and theyslewוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221them untilעַד־'ad-H5704noבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115one was leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604of those whoH8300survivedH8300or escapedוּפָלִֽיט׃u.fa.LitH6412.
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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