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Joshua 10:1-11

1Now it came to pass, whenAdonizedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389hadheardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085howH3588Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadtakenלָכַ֨דla.KhadH3920Aiהָעַי֮ha.'AiH5857, and had utterlydestroyedוַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒vai.ya.cha.ri.MahH2763it; as he haddoneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213toJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405and itskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428, so he haddoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213toAiלָעַ֖יla.'AiH5857and itskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּu.le.mal.KahH4428; and how theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְעוֹן֙giv.'OnH1391had madepeaceהִשְׁלִ֜ימוּhish.Li.muH7999withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and wereamongבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130them;

2That theyfearedוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966, becauseGibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391was agreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִ֤יר'irH5892, asoneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259of theroyalהַמַּמְלָכָ֑הha.mam.la.KhahH4467citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892, and because it wasgreaterגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419thanAiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857, and all itsmenאֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ'a.na.Shei.haH582weremightyגִּבֹּרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368.

3ThereforeAdonizedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971toHohamהוֹהָ֣םho.HamH1944kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶ֠בְרוֹןChev.ronH2275, and toPiramפִּרְאָ֨םpir.'AmH6502kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֜וּתyar.MutH3412, and toJaphiaיָפִ֧יעַya.Fi.a'H3309kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֛ישׁla.KhishH3923, and toDebirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֖וֹןeg.LonH5700,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Comeupעֲלֽוּ־'a.lu-H5927to me, andhelpוְעִזְרֻ֔נִיve.'iz.Ru.niH5826me, that we maysmiteוְנַכֶּ֖הve.na.KehH5221Gibeonגִּבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391: for it hath madepeaceהִשְׁלִ֥ימָהhish.Li.mahH7999withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.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, gathered themselvestogetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622, and wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֜וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, they and all theirhostsמַֽחֲנֵיהֶ֑םma.cha.nei.HemH4264, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeGibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391, and madewarוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against it.

6And themenאַנְשֵׁי֩'an.SheiH582ofGibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Do notforsakeתֶּ֥רֶף יָדֶ֖יךָTe.ref ya.Dei.khaH7503 H3027thyservantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650; comeupעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927to usquicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120, andsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467us, andhelpוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us: for all thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in themountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022are gatheredtogetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908against us.

7SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537, he, and all thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421with him, and all themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368men ofvalourהֶחָֽיִל׃ פhe.Cha.yilH2428.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372them not: for I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֑יםne.ta.TimH5414them into thyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027; there shall not amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of themstandיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975beforeבְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃be.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thereforecameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to themsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, and wentupעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927fromGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537allnightהַלַּ֕יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.

10And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyedוַיְהֻמֵּ֤םvay.hu.MemH2000thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andslewוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּֽה־ma.kah-H4347atGibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391, andchasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפֵ֗םvai.yir.de.FemH7291them along thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that goethupמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608toBethhoronH1032, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them toAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, and toMakkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.

11And it came to pass, as theyfledבְּנֻסָ֣ם׀be.nu.SamH5127frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and were in thedescentבְּמוֹרַ֤דbe.mo.RadH4174toBethhoronH1032, that theLORDוַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.wehH3068castdownהִשְׁלִ֣יךְhish.LikhH7993greatגְּדֹל֧וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064upon them toAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, and theydiedוַיָּמֻ֑תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191: they weremoreרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227whodiedמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191withhailstonesבְּאַבְנֵ֣י הַבָּרָ֔דbe.'av.Nei ha.ba.RadH1259 H68than theywhomH834thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewהָרְג֛וּha.re.GuH2026with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

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