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Joshua 10:1-14

1NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085howH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadtakenלָכַ֨דla.KhadH3920Aiהָעַי֮ha.'AiH5857, and had utterly destroyed it; as he haddoneH6213toJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405andherH1961kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428,soכֵּן־ken-H3651he haddoneH6213toAiלָעַ֖יla.'AiH5857andherH1961kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּu.le.mal.KahH4428; andhowH834theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְעוֹן֙giv.'OnH1391hadmadeH6213peace withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and were among them;

2that theyfearedוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Gibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391was agreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִ֤יר'irH5892, as one of theroyalהַמַּמְלָכָ֑הha.mam.la.KhahH4467citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892, andbecauseוְכִ֨יve.KhiH3588it wasgreaterגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419thanמִן־min-H4480Aiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenH376thereof weremightyגִּבֹּרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

3WhereforeAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971untoHohamהוֹהָ֣םho.HamH1944kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶ֠בְרוֹןChev.ronH2275, and untoPiramפִּרְאָ֨םpir.'AmH6502kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֜וּתyar.MutH3412, and untoJaphiaיָפִ֧יעַya.Fi.a'H3309kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֛ישׁla.KhishH3923, and untoDebirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֖וֹןeg.LonH5700,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Comeעֲלֽוּ־'a.lu-H5927upH5927untomeH413, andhelpוְעִזְרֻ֔נִיve.'iz.Ru.niH5826meH413, and letusH413smiteH5221Gibeonגִּבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391: for it hathmadeH5221peace withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and with thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Therefore thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶבְר֤וֹןchev.RonH2275, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֣ישׁla.KhishH3923, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֔וֹןeg.LonH5700,gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622, andwentH5927upH5927, they andallH3605their hosts, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstעַל־'al-H5921Gibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391, andmadeH3605waragainstעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921it.

6And themenH376ofGibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Slackתֶּ֥רֶףTe.refH7503notאַל־'al-H408thyhandיָדֶ֖יךָya.Dei.khaH3027from thyservantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;comeעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927upH5927tousH413quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120, andsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467usH413, andhelpוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826usH413: forallכָּל־kol-H3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in thehillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022countryH2022aregatheredH6908togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908againstH413usH413.

7Soמִן־min-H4480Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH5927upH5927fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537, he, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421with him, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of valour.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372themnotH3808: for I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֑יםne.ta.TimH5414themintoאֶל־'el-H413thinehandsבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027; there shallnotH3808amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of themstandיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975beforeבְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃be.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thereforecameH935uponH935themsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597; for hewentH935upעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537allכָּל־kol-H3605thenightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.

10And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068discomfited thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and heslewוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּֽה־ma.kah-H4347atGibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391, andchasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them by thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the ascent ofBeth-horonH1032, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them toAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, and untoMakkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

11And itcameH1961topassH1961, as theyfledבְּנֻסָ֣ם׀be.nu.SamH5127frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whileעַד־'ad-H5704they were in the goingdownH7993ofBeth-horonH1032, that theLORDוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068castH7993downH7993greatגְּדֹל֧וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesH68fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064uponעֲלֵיהֶם֩'a.lei.HemH5921them untoAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, and theydiedוַיָּמֻ֑תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191: they weremoreH4480whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834diedמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191with thehailstonesהַבָּרָ֔דha.ba.RadH1259thanH4480theywhomמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewהָרְג֛וּha.re.GuH2026with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

12Then spakeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'H3091to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068deliveredH5414upH5414theAmoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and hesaidH559in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121, stand thoustillH559uponGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391; and thou,Moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394, in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofAijalonאַיָּלֽוֹן׃'ai.ya.LonH357.

13And thesunהַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121stoodH5975stillH5975, and themoonוְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achH3394stayedH5975,untilעַד־'ad-H5704thenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471hadavengedיִקֹּ֥םyi.KomH5358themselvesH5921of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341. Isnotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808thiswrittenH3789in thebookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612ofJasharהַיָּשָׁ֑רhai.ya.SharH3477? And thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121stayedH5975in themidstבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hastednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808togoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935downH3789aboutH5921awholeH3117dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

14And there wasnoוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808dayכַּיּ֤וֹםkai.YomH3117like thatbeforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440it orafterוְאַחֲרָ֔יוve.'a.cha.RavH310it, that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hearkened unto thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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