Revised Version 1895

Joshua 8

1And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408be thoudismayedתֵּחָ֔תte.ChatH2865:takeקַ֣חkachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with thee, andariseוְק֖וּםve.KumH6965,goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upH5927toAiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857:seeרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thyhandבְיָדְךָ֗ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAiהָעַי֙ha.'AiH5857, and hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892and hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776:

2And thou shaltdoH6213toAiלָעַ֜יla.'AiH5857andherH7760kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.KahH4428as thou didst untoJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405andherH7760kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428:onlyרַק־rak-H7535thespoilשְׁלָלָ֥הּshe.la.LahH7998thereof, and thecattleוּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּu.ve.hem.TahH929thereof, shall yetakeH7760for apreyתָּבֹ֣זּוּta.Vo.zuH962unto yourselves:setשִׂים־sim-H7760thee anambushאֹרֵ֛ב'o.RevH693for thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892behindמֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃me.'a.cha.Rei.haH310it.

3SoH7971Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927toAiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857: andJoshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091choseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977outH7971thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376, themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH376of valour, andsentH7971themforthH7971bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

4And hecommandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Beholdרְ֠אוּRe.'uH7200, ye shalllieH693inambushH693againstמִן־min-H4480thecityלָעִיר֙la.'IrH5892,behindמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892:goוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961notאַל־'al-H408veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farתַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, but be yeallכֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.KhemH3605readyנְכֹנִֽים׃ne.kho.NimH3559:

5and I, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are withmeH413, willapproachנִקְרַ֖בnik.RavH7126unto thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when theycomeH1961outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318againstH413usH413, as at thefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, thatweכִּֽי־ki-H3588willfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them;

6and they willcomeוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318outH3318afterH310usH3588,tillעַ֣ד'adH5704weH3588havedrawnהַתִּיקֵ֤נוּha.ti.Ke.nuH5423themawayH310from thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892; for they willsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, Theyfleeנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usH3588, as at thefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223;soמִן־min-H4480weH3588willfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them:

7and ye shallriseH6965upH6965from theambushמֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme.Ha.'o.RevH693, andtakeוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve.ho.rash.TemH3423possessionH3423of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willdeliverוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414itintoH3027yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

8And it shall be, when ye haveseizedכְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣םke.ta.fe.se.KhemH8610uponוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, that ye shallsetתַּצִּ֤יתוּta.Tzi.tuH3341thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784; according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall yedoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:seeרְא֖וּre.'UH7200, I havecommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youH6680.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971themforthH7971: and theywentאֶל־'el-H413to the ambushment, andabodeוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427betweenH996Beth-el andAiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857, on thewestמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220sideH3220ofAiלָעָ֑יla.'AiH5857: butJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091lodged thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925upH5927earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andmusteredוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andwentH5927upH5927, he and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֧יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

11Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971, even themenH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421that were with him,wentH935upעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927, anddrewוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066nigh, andcameH935beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583on thenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828sideH6828ofAiלָעַ֔יla.'AiH5857:nowH935there was avalleyוְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.GaiH1516betweenH996him andAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

12And hetookH3947aboutH3947fiveכַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתka.cha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, andsetוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them inambushאֹרֵ֗ב'o.RevH693betweenH996Beth-el andAiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857, on thewestמִיָּ֥םmi.YamH3220sideH3220of thecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

13Soאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theysetוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,evenH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264that was on thenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892, and their liers in wait that were on thewestמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220of thecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892; andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091went thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915intoH8432themidstH8432of the vale.

14And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857sawH7200it, that they hasted androseH7925upH7200earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925, and themenH376of thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892wentH3318outH3318againstH6440Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478tobattleלַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971, at the timeappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'EdH4150,beforeH6440theArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160; but he wistnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808that there was anambushאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693againstH6440himbehindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeH3605as if they werebeatenוַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּvai.yi.na.ge.'UH5060beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them, andfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

16Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were in thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892werecalledH2199togetherוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199topursueלִרְדֹּ֖ףlir.DofH7291afterH310them: and theypursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙vai.yir.de.FuH7291afterH310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, and weredrawnוַיִּנָּתְק֖וּvai.yi.na.te.KuH5423awayH310from thecityH5892.

17And there wasnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376leftH7604inAiבָּעַי֙ba.'AiH5857or Beth-el, thatwentH3318notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808outH3318afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theyleftH7604thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892openפְּתוּחָ֔הpe.tu.ChahH6605, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Stretchנְ֠טֵהNe.tehH5186outH5186thejavelinבַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.DonH3591that is in thyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027towardאֶל־'el-H413Aiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857; for I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414itintoאֶל־'el-H413thinehandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091stretchedוַיֵּ֧טvai.YetH5186outH5186thejavelinבַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.DonH3591that was in hishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027towardאֶל־'el-H413thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19And theambushוְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.RevH693aroseקָם֩kamH6965quicklyH4116outH5186of theirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, and theyranוַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323assoonH4116as he hadstretchedכִּנְט֣וֹתkin.TotH5186outH5186hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, andenteredH935intoH935thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it; and they hasted andsetH6965thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

20And when themenH376ofAiהָעַ֨יha.'AiH5857lookedH7200behindאַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, theysawH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thesmokeעֲשַׁ֤ן'a.ShanH6227of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ascendedH5927upH5927toheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064, and they hadnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808powerיָדַ֛יִםya.Da.yimH3027tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127thiswayהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008or thatwayוָהֵ֑נָּהva.He.nahH2008: and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatfledהַנָּ֣סha.NasH5127to thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057turnedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437backH6437uponהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961thepursuersהָרוֹדֵֽף׃ha.ro.DefH7291.

21And whenJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָא֗וּra.'UH7200that theambushהָֽאֹרֵב֙ha.'o.RevH693hadtakenלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and that thesmokeעֲשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892ascendedעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927, then theyturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725againH7725, andslewוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221themenH376ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

22And theotherH2088cameH1961forthH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892againstH4480them;soH4480they were in themidstבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,someH4480on thissideH2088, andsomeH4480on thatsideH2088: and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221them,soH4480that theyletH1961noneH4480of themremainהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604orescapeH3318.

23And thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857theytookתָּ֣פְשׂוּTa.fe.suH8610aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416, andbroughtוַיַּקְרִ֥בוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126him toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeH1961anendH3615ofslayingH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAiהָעַ֜יha.'AiH5857in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theypursuedרְדָפ֣וּםre.da.FumH7291them, and they wereallכֻלָּ֛םkhu.LamH3605fallenוַֽיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they wereconsumedH3615, thatallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725untoAiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857, andsmoteH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

25Andallכָל־khol-H3605thatfellהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםha.No.fe.LimH5307thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,bothשְׁנֵ֥יםshe.NeimH8147ofmenמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, weretwelveעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704allכֹּ֖לkolH3605themenH376ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

26ForJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙vi.ho.Shu.a'H3091drewH7725notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808backהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027wherewith hestretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186outH5186thejavelinבַּכִּיד֑וֹןba.ki.DonH3591,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704he had utterly destroyedallכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

27Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535thecattleהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929and thespoilוּשְׁלַל֙u.she.LalH7998of thatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookאֶת־'et-H853for apreyבָּזְז֥וּba.ze.ZuH962untothemselvesH1992, according unto thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

28Soהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857, andmadeוַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it anheapתֵּל־tel-H8510foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,evenעַ֖ד'adH5704adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

29And thekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAiהָעַ֛יha.'AiH5857hehangedתָּלָ֥הta.LahH8518on atreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086untilH5704the eventide: and at thegoingH935downוַיֹּרִ֧ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381of thesunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ha.she.MeshH8121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680, and theytookH853his carcasedownH3381from thetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993it at theenteringH935of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andraisedוַיָּקִ֤ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965thereonH5921agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

30ThenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091builtיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, inmountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָֽל׃'ei.ValH5858,

31asMosesמֹשֶׁ֨הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּה֩tzi.VahH6680thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, as it iswrittenכַּכָּתוּב֙ka.ka.TuvH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֙פֶר֙be.Se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, analtarמִזְבַּח֙miz.BachH4196of unhewnstonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68,uponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ן'a.lei.HenH5921whichH834noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manH1121hadliftH5927upH5927anyH5927ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270: and theyofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927thereonעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH8002unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andsacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076peaceשְׁלָמִֽים׃she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.

32And hewroteוַיִּכְתָּב־vai.yikh.tov-H3789thereuponעַל־'al-H5921thestonesהָאֲבָנִ֑יםha.'a.va.NimH68acopyמִשְׁנֵה֙mish.NehH4932of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hewroteכָּתַ֔בka.TavH3789, in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

33AndallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theireldersוּזְקֵנָ֡יוu.ze.ke.NavH2205andofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים׀ve.sho.te.RimH7860, and theirjudgesוְשֹׁפְטָ֡יוve.sho.fe.TavH8199,stoodעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975on thissideמִזֶּ֣ה׀mi.ZehH2088thearkלָאָר֡וֹןla.'a.RonH727and on thatsideוּמִזֶּ֣ה׀u.mi.ZehH2088beforeH5048thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,whichH834bare thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, aswellH834thestrangerכַּגֵּר֙ka.GerH1616as the homeborn;halfחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677of them infrontH5048ofmountהַר־har-H2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630, andhalfוְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹve.ha.chetz.YoH2677of them infrontH5048ofmountהַר־har-H2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858; asMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680, that they shouldblessלְבָרֵ֛ךְle.va.RekhH1288thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478firstבָּרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223ofallH3605.

34AndafterwardH310hereadקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451, theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293and thecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045,accordingH310toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605that iswrittenהַכָּת֖וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

35There wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808awordדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,whichH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091readקָרָ֜אka.Ra'H7121notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beforeנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605theassemblyקְהַ֤לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֣יםve.ha.na.ShimH802, and thelittleוְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945, and thestrangersוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that were conversant among them.

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