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Joshua 7:2-5

2And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582from Jerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405to Aiהָעַ֞יha.'AiH5857, which isbesideעִם־'im-H5973Beth–avenH1007,on the east sideמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Beth–elH1008,and spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Go upעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927and viewוְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.LuH7270the countryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582went upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927and viewedוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

3And they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Let not all the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971go upיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927;but let about two or threeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376go upיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927and smiteוְיַכּ֣וּve.ya.KuH5221Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857; andmake not all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971to labourתְּיַגַּע־te.ya.ga'-H3021thither; for they are butfewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.

4So there went upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927thither of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:and they fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

5And the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857smoteוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221of them about thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.ShimH7970and sixוְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.ShahH8337menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376:for they chasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291them frombeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179evenunto Shebarimהַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.RimH7671,and smoteוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them in the going downבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174:wherefore the heartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549,and became as waterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

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