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Joshua 10:22-27

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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