Revised Version 1895

Joshua 8:15-22

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.

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