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Joshua 10:9-13

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091therefore cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto them suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, andwent upעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927from Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537all nightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.

10And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068discomfitedוַיְהֻמֵּ֤םvay.hu.MemH2000them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and slewוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּֽה־ma.kah-H4347at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,and chasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them along the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that goeth upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608to Beth–horonH1032,and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them to Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,and unto Makkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

11And it came to pass, as they fledבְּנֻסָ֣ם׀be.nu.SamH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andwere in the going downבְּמוֹרַ֤דbe.mo.RadH4174to Beth–horonH1032,that Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068cast downהִשְׁלִ֣יךְhish.LikhH7993greatגְּדֹל֧וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064upon them unto Azekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,and they diedוַיָּמֻ֑תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191: they weremoreרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227which diedמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191with hailstonesבְּאַבְנֵ֣י הַבָּרָ֔דbe.'av.Nei ha.ba.RadH68 H1259than theywhomH834the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewהָרְג֛וּha.re.GuH2026with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

12Then spakeיְדַבֵּ֤רye.da.BerH1696Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'H3091to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068delivered upתֵּ֤תtetH5414the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121,stand thou stillדּ֔וֹםDomH1826upon Gibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391;and thou, Moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394,in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Ajalonאַיָּלֽוֹן׃'ai.ya.LonH357.

13And the sunהַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121stood stillוַיִּדֹּ֨םvai.yi.DomH1826,and the moonוְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achH3394stayedעָמָ֗ד'a.MadH5975,until the peopleגּוֹי֙goyH1471had avengedיִקֹּ֥םyi.KomH5358themselves upon their enemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341. Isnot thisהִ֥יאhi'H1931writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789in the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasherהַיָּשָׁ֑רhai.ya.SharH3477?So the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121stood stillוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the midstבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and hastedאָ֥ץ'atzH213not to go downלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935about a wholeתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

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