Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 10:16-27

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.

20And it came to pass, when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478had made an endכְּכַלּ֨וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of slayingלְהַכּוֹתָ֛םle.ha.ko.TamH5221them with a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְדוֹלָֽה־ge.do.lah-H1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347,till they were consumedתֻּמָּ֑םtu.MamH8552,that the restוְהַשְּׂרִידִים֙ve.ha.se.ri.DimH8300whichremainedשָׂרְד֣וּsa.re.DuH8277of them enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into fencedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

21And all the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩vai.ya.shu.VuH7725to the campהַמַּחֲנֶ֧הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091at Makkedahמַקֵּדָ֖הma.ke.DahH4719in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965:none movedחָרַ֞ץcha.RatzH2782his tongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956against anyלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376of the childrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

22Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,and bring outוְהוֹצִ֣יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318those fiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428unto me out of the caveהַמְּעָרָֽה׃ha.me.'a.RahH4631.

23And they didוַיַּ֣עֲשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213so, and brought forthוַיֹּצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318those fiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428unto him out of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jarmuthיַרְמ֔וּתyar.MutH3412,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Lachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923, andthe kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Eglonעֶגְלֽוֹן׃eg.LonH5700.

24And it came to pass, when they brought outכְּֽהוֹצִיאָ֞םke.ho.tzi.'AmH3318those kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091,that Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559unto the captainsקְצִינֵ֞יke.tzi.NeiH7101of the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421which wentהֶהָלְכ֣וּאhe.ha.le.Khu'H1980with him, Come nearקִרְב֗וּkir.VuH7126,putשִׂ֚ימוּSi.muH7760your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272upon the necksצַוְּארֵ֖יtza.ve.ReiH6677of these kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.And they came nearוַֽיִּקְרְב֔וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126,and putוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272upon the necksצַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃tza.ve.rei.HemH6677of them.

25And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372not, nor be dismayedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865,be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and of good courageוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553:for thus shall Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to all your enemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341against whom ye fightנִלְחָמִ֥יםnil.cha.MimH3898.

26And afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091smoteוַיַּכֵּ֨םvai.ya.KemH5221them, and slewוַיְמִיתֵ֔םvay.mi.TemH4191them, and hangedוַיִּתְלֵ֕םvai.yit.LemH8518them on fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568treesעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086:and they were hangingתְּלוּיִ֥םte.lu.YimH8518upon the treesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086until the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

27And it came to pass at the timeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256of the going downבּ֣וֹאBo'H935of the sunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680,and they took them downוַיֹּֽרִידוּם֙vai.yo.ri.DumH3381off the treesהָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and castוַיַּ֨שְׁלִכֻ֔םvai.Yash.li.KhumH7993them into the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631wherein they had been hidנֶחְבְּאוּ־nech.be.'u-H2244,and laidוַיָּשִׂ֜מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760greatגְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.do.lOtH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68in the cave’sהַמְּעָרָ֔הha.me.'a.RahH4631mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310, which remainuntil this veryעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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