Revised Version 1895

Joshua 7:1-9

1But thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedוַיִּמְעֲל֧וּvai.yim.'a.LuH4603atrespassמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604in thedevotedבַּחֵ֑רֶםba.Che.remH2764thing: forAchanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226, of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947of thedevotedהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764thing: and theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971menH376fromJerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405toAiהָעַ֞יha.'AiH5857,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834isbesideאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413Beth-aven, on theeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideעִם־'im-H5973of Beth-el, and spake unto them,sayingH559,GoH5927upH5927andspyוְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.LuH7270outH7971thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. And themenH376wentH5927upH5927andspiedוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270outH7971Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

3And theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,LetH408notH408allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927upH5927; butletH408aboutH413twoH5221orthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upH5927andsmiteH5221Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857;makeH7725notH408allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971totoilתְּיַגַּע־te.ya.ga'-H3021thither; for they are butfewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.

4SoH4480therewentH5927upH5927thither of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971aboutH4480threeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440themenH376ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

5And themenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofAiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857smoteH5221of themaboutH1961thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.ShimH7970andsixוְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.ShahH8337menH376: and theychasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291them frombeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoShebarimהַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.RimH7671, andsmoteH5221them at the goingdownH5221: and theheartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549, andbecameH1961aswaterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091rent hisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071, andfellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֜רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfaceפָּנָ֨יוpa.NavH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untilעַד־'ad-H5704theeveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153, he and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theyputוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083uponעַל־'al-H5921theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, wherefore hast thou at allbroughtH5414thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, todeliverH5414usH5414intoH3027thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, tocauseH5414usH5414toperishלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6? would that we had been content anddweltוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427beyondבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8OhLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Isayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,afterאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathturnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbacksעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341!

9For theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallhearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085of it, and shall compassusעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921roundוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437, andcutוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772offH3772ournameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034from theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andwhatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100wilt thoudoתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213for thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?

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