Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 8:14-16

14And it came to pass, when the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Aiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857sawכִּרְא֣וֹתkir.'otH7200it,that they hastedוַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116and rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925,and the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892went outוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478to battleלַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,he and all his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,at a time appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'EdH4150,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the plainהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160;but he wistיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045not that there wereliers in ambushאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693against him behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478made as if they were beatenוַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּvai.yi.na.ge.'UH5060beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

16And all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that werein Aiבָּעַ֔יba.'irH5892 H5857were calledוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199together to pursueלִרְדֹּ֖ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them: and they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙vai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and were drawn awayוַיִּנָּתְק֖וּvai.yi.na.te.KuH5423from the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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