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Joshua 8:2-12

2And thou shalt doוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to Aiלָעַ֜יla.'AiH5857and her kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.KahH4428as thou didstעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto Jerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405and her kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428:only the spoilשְׁלָלָ֥הּshe.la.LahH7998thereof, and the cattleוּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּu.ve.hem.TahH929thereof, shall ye take for a preyתָּבֹ֣זּוּta.Vo.zuH962unto yourselves: layשִׂים־sim-H7760thee an ambushאֹרֵ֛ב'o.RevH693for the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892behindמֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃me.'a.cha.Rei.haH310it.

3So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and all the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,to go upלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927against Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857:and Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091chose outוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of valourהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,and sent them awayוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

4And he commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Beholdרְ֠אוּRe.'uH7200,ye shall lie in waitאֹרְבִ֤ים'o.re.VimH693against the cityלָעִיר֙la.'IrH5892, evenbehindמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892:goH7368not veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farתַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368from the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,but be ye all readyנְכֹנִֽים׃ne.kho.NimH3559:

5And I, and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that arewith me, will approachנִקְרַ֖בnik.RavH7126unto the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and it shall come to pass, when they come outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125us, as at the firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,that we will fleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them,

6(For they will come outוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318afterאַחֲרֵ֗ינוּ'a.cha.Rei.nuH310us) till we have drawnהַתִּיקֵ֤נוּha.ti.Ke.nuH5423them from the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;for they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,They fleeנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as at the firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223:therefore we will fleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

7Then ye shall rise upתָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ta.Ku.muH6965from the ambushמֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme.Ha.'o.RevH693,and seizeוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve.ho.rash.TemH3423upon the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:for Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will deliverוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into your handבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

8And it shall be, when ye have takenכְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣םke.ta.fe.se.KhemH8610the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, thatye shall setתַּצִּ֤יתוּta.Tzi.tuH3341the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892on fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784:according to the commandmentכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall ye doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213.Seeרְא֖וּre.'UH7200,I have commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091therefore sent them forthוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971:and they wentH3212to lie in ambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993,and abodeוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427between Beth–elH1008and Aiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857,on the west sideמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220of Aiלָעָ֑יla.'AiH5857:but Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091lodgedוַיָּ֧לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,he and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֧יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

11And all the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971, even the peopleof warהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421that werewith him, went upעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927,and drew nighוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935before the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the north sideמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of Aiלָעַ֔יla.'AiH5857: now there wasa valleyוְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.GaiH1516between them and Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

12And he tookוַיִּקַּ֕חvai.yi.KachH3947about fiveכַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתka.cha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and setוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them to lie in ambushאֹרֵ֗ב'o.RevH693between Beth–elH1008and AiH5857,on the west sideמִיָּ֥םmi.YamH3220of the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892 H5857.

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