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Joshua 10:16-19

16But these fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,and hidוַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselves in a caveבַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.RahH4631at Makkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

17And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Joshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428are foundנִמְצְאוּ֙nim.tze.'UH4672hidנֶחְבְּאִ֥יםnech.be.'ImH2244in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.RahH4631at Makkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

18And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Rollגֹּ֛לּוּGo.luH1556greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68upon the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,and setוְהַפְקִ֧ידוּve.haf.Ki.duH6485menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582by it for to keepלְשָׁמְרָֽם׃le.sha.me.RamH8104them:

19And stayתַּעֲמֹ֔דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975ye not, butpursueרִדְפוּ֙rid.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341,and smite the hindmostוְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖םve.zi.nav.TemH2179of them; sufferתִּתְּנ֗וּםti.te.NumH5414them not to enterלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935into their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892:for Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath deliveredנְתָנָ֛םne.ta.NamH5414them into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

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