Revised Version 1895

Joshua 8:3-8

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.

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