Revised Version 1895

Joshua 10:3-24

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.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, unto thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537.

16AndtheseH428fiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, andhidוַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselvesH428in thecaveבַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

17And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Joshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428arefoundנִמְצְאוּ֙nim.tze.'UH4672,hiddenנֶחְבְּאִ֥יםnech.be.'ImH2244in thecaveבַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

18AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Rollגֹּ֛לּוּGo.luH1556greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68unto themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631, and setmenH376by it for tokeepלְשָׁמְרָֽם׃le.sha.me.RamH8104them:

19butstayתַּעֲמֹ֔דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975notאַֽל־'al-H408ye;pursueרִדְפוּ֙rid.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310yourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer themnotאַֽל־'al-H408toenterלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935intoH413theircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892: for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathdeliveredH5414themintoH413yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

20And itcameH935topassH935, whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeH1961anendH3615ofslayingלְהַכּוֹתָ֛םle.ha.ko.TamH5221them with averyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְדוֹלָֽה־ge.do.lah-H1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347,tillעַד־'ad-H5704they wereconsumedH3615, and theremnantוְהַשְּׂרִידִים֙ve.ha.se.ri.DimH8300whichremainedH1961of them hadenteredH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,

21thatallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩vai.ya.shu.VuH7725to thecampהַמַּחֲנֶ֧הha.ma.cha.NehH4264toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091atMakkedahמַקֵּדָ֖הma.ke.DahH4719inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965:noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moved histongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956againstH413anyH3605of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

22Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631, andbringוְהוֹצִ֣יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318forthH3318thoseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428fiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413outH3318of thecaveהַמְּעָרָֽה׃ha.me.'a.RahH4631.

23And theydidוַיַּ֣עֲשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651, andbroughtH3318forthH3318thoseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428fiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428unto himoutH3318of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֔וּתyar.MutH3412, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEglonעֶגְלֽוֹן׃eg.LonH5700.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961, when theybroughtH3318forthH3318thoseH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091, thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forallכָּל־kol-H3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559unto thechiefsקְצִינֵ֞יke.tzi.NeiH7101of themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421whichH428wentH1980with him,ComeH1980nearקִרְב֗וּkir.VuH7126,putשִׂ֚ימוּSi.muH7760yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272uponעַֽל־'al-H5921thenecksצַוְּארֵ֖יtza.ve.ReiH6677oftheseH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428. And theycameH1961nearוַֽיִּקְרְב֔וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126, andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272uponעַל־'al-H5921thenecksצַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃tza.ve.rei.HemH6677of them.

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