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Joshua 10:3-23

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.

12Thenspokeיְדַבֵּ֤רye.da.BerH1696Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'H3091to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068deliveredupתֵּ֤תtetH5414theAmoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121, stand thoustillדּ֔וֹםDomH1826uponGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391; and thou,Moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394, in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofAjalonאַיָּלֽוֹן׃'ai.ya.LonH357.

13And thesunהַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121stoodstillוַיִּדֹּ֨םvai.yi.DomH1826, and themoonוְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achH3394stayedעָמָ֗ד'a.MadH5975, until thepeopleגּוֹי֙goyH1471hadavengedיִקֹּ֥םyi.KomH5358themselves upon theirenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341. Is notthisהִ֥יאhi'H1931writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789in thebookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612ofJasherהַיָּשָׁ֑רhai.ya.SharH3477? So thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121stoodstillוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in themidstבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andhastedאָ֥ץ'atzH213not to godownלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935about awholeתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.

14And there was nodayכַּיּ֤וֹםkai.YomH3117like thatbeforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440it orafterוְאַחֲרָ֔יוve.'a.cha.RavH310it, that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hearkenedלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068foughtנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽלָה׃ha.gil.Ga.lahH1537.

16But thesefiveחֲמֵ֖שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428fledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, andhidוַיֵּחָבְא֥וּvai.ye.cha.ve.'UH2244themselves in acaveבַמְּעָרָ֖הva.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

17And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Joshuaלִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֔יםha.me.la.KhimH4428arefoundנִמְצְאוּ֙nim.tze.'UH4672hidנֶחְבְּאִ֥יםnech.be.'ImH2244in acaveבַּמְּעָרָ֖הba.me.'a.RahH4631atMakkedahבְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃be.ma.ke.DahH4719.

18AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Rollגֹּ֛לּוּGo.luH1556greatגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֥ים'a.va.NimH68upon themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631, andsetוְהַפְקִ֧ידוּve.haf.Ki.duH6485menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582by it tokeepלְשָׁמְרָֽם׃le.sha.me.RamH8104them:

19Andstayתַּעֲמֹ֔דוּta.'a.Mo.duH5975you not, butpursueרִדְפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יrid.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310yourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341, and smite therearוְזִנַּבְתֶּ֖םve.zi.nav.TemH2179of them;permitתִּתְּנ֗וּםti.te.NumH5414them not toenterלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935into theircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892: for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathdeliveredנְתָנָ֛םne.ta.NamH5414them into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

20And it came to pass, whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadfinishedכְּכַלּ֨וֹתke.kha.LotH3615slayingלְהַכּוֹתָ֛םle.ha.ko.TamH5221them with averyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְדוֹלָֽה־ge.do.lah-H1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347, till they wereconsumedתֻּמָּ֑םtu.MamH8552, that therestוְהַשְּׂרִידִים֙ve.ha.se.ri.DimH8300whoremainedשָׂרְד֣וּsa.re.DuH8277of thementeredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935intofortifiedהַמִּבְצָֽר׃ha.miv.TzarH4013citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892.

21And all thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩vai.ya.shu.VuH7725to thecampהַמַּחֲנֶ֧הha.ma.cha.NehH4264toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091atMakkedahמַקֵּדָ֖הma.ke.DahH4719inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965: nonemovedחָרַ֞ץcha.RatzH2782histongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956againstanyלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֧יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

22Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of thecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631, andbringוְהוֹצִ֣יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318thosefiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428to me out of thecaveהַמְּעָרָֽה׃ha.me.'a.RahH4631.

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.

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