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Joshua 10:23-40

23And theydidוַיַּ֣עֲשׂוּvai.Ya.'a.suH6213so, andbroughtוַיֹּצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318thosefiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428to him out of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֔וּתyar.MutH3412, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923, and thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEglonעֶגְלֽוֹן׃eg.LonH5700.

24And it came to pass, when they broughtoutכְּֽהוֹצִיאָ֞םke.ho.tzi.'AmH3318thosekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091, thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to thecaptainsקְצִינֵ֞יke.tzi.NeiH7101of themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421whowentהֶהָלְכ֣וּאhe.ha.le.Khu'H1980with him, Comenearקִרְב֗וּkir.VuH7126,putשִׂ֚ימוּSi.muH7760yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םrag.lei.KhemH7272upon thenecksצַוְּארֵ֖יtza.ve.ReiH6677of thesekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428. And they camenearוַֽיִּקְרְב֔וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126, andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272upon thenecksצַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃tza.ve.rei.HemH6677of them.

25AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372not, nor bedismayedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865, bestrongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and of goodcourageוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553: for thus shall theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to all yourenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341against whom yefightנִלְחָמִ֥יםnil.cha.MimH3898.

26Andafterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091smoteוַיַּכֵּ֨םvai.ya.KemH5221them, andslewוַיְמִיתֵ֔םvay.mi.TemH4191them, andhangedוַיִּתְלֵ֕םvai.yit.LemH8518them onfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568treesעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086: and they werehangingתְּלוּיִ֥םte.lu.YimH8518upon thetreesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086until theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

27And it came to pass at thetimeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256of thesettingבּ֣וֹאBo'H935of thesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680, and they took themdownוַיֹּֽרִידוּם֙vai.yo.ri.DumH3381from thetreesהָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086, andcastוַיַּ֨שְׁלִכֻ֔םvai.Yash.li.KhumH7993them into thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631in which they had beenhidנֶחְבְּאוּ־nech.be.'u-H2244, andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֜מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760greatגְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.do.lOtH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68upon thecave’sהַמְּעָרָ֔הha.me.'a.RahH4631mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310, which remain until thisveryעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

28And thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tookלָכַ֨דla.KhadH3920Makkedahמַקֵּדָה֩ma.ke.DahH4719, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הָvai.ya.Ke.haH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719, and itskingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428he utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרִ֣םhe.che.RimH2763, them, and all thesoulsהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315that were in it; heletהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604noneremainשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300: and hedidוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofMakkedahמַקֵּדָ֔הma.ke.DahH4719as hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

29ThenJoshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674fromMakkedahמִמַּקֵּדָ֖הmi.ma.ke.DahH4719, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, toLibnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstLibnahלִבְנָֽה׃liv.NahH3841:

30And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414it also, and itskingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428, into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and hesmoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הָvai.ya.Ke.haH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719, and all thesoulsהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315that were in it; heletהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604noneremainשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300in it; butdidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to itskingלְמַלְכָּ֔הּle.mal.KahH4428as hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

31AndJoshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674fromLibnahמִלִּבְנָ֖הmi.liv.NahH3841, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, toLachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923, andencampedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583against it, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it:

32And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Lachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whotookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הָvai.ya.Ke.haH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, and all thesoulsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that were in it, according to all that he haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213toLibnahלְלִבְנָֽה׃ פle.liv.NahH3841.

33ThenHoramהֹרָם֙ho.RamH2036kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGezerגֶּ֔זֶרGe.zerH1507cameupעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927tohelpלַעְזֹ֖רla'.ZorH5826Lachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923; andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091smoteוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, until he hadleftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him noneremainingשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

34And fromLachishמִלָּכִ֖ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674toEglonעֶגְלֹ֑נָה'eg.Lo.nahH5700, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him; and theyencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against it, andfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against it:

35And theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֜וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it on thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֣וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, and all thesoulsהַנֶּ֣פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that were in it he utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרִ֑יםhe.che.RimH2763thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, according to all that he haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213toLachishלְלָכִֽישׁ׃ פle.la.KhishH3923.

36AndJoshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091wentupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromEglonמֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָהme.'eg.Lo.nahH5700, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, toHebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275; and theyfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against it:

37And theytookוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it, andsmoteוַיַּכּֽוּהָ־vai.ya.ku.ha-H5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719, and itskingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428, and all itscitiesעָרֶ֜יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892and all thesoulsהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that were in them; heleftהִשְׁאִ֣ירhish.'IrH7604noneremainingשָׂרִ֔ידsa.RidH8300, according to all that he haddoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213toEglonלְעֶגְל֑וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700; butdestroyedוַיַּחֲרֵ֣םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763it utterly, and all thesoulsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that were in it.

38AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, toDebirדְּבִ֑רָהde.Vi.rahH1688; andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it:

39And hetookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֞הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it, and itskingמַלְכָּ֤הּmal.KahH4428, and all itscitiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892; and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, and utterlydestroyedוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763all thesoulsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that were in them; heleftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604noneremainingשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300: as he haddoneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213toHebronלְחֶבְר֗וֹןle.chev.RonH2275, so hedidעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213toDebirלִדְבִ֙רָה֙lid.Vi.rahH1688, and to itskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428; as he haddoneעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213also toLibnahלְלִבְנָ֖הle.liv.NahH3841, and to itskingוּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃u.le.mal.KahH4428.

40SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221all thecountryהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776of thehillsהָהָר֩ha.HarH2022, and of thesouthוְהַנֶּ֨גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045, and of thevaleוְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֜הve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219, and of thespringsוְהָאֲשֵׁד֗וֹתve.ha.'a.she.DotH794, and all theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֔םmal.khei.HemH4428: heleftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604noneremainingשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300, but utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרִ֔יםhe.che.RimH2763all thatbreathedהַנְּשָׁמָה֙ha.ne.sha.MahH5397, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680.

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