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Joshua 7:1-17

1But thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedוַיִּמְעֲל֧וּvai.yim.'a.LuH4603atrespassמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604in the accursedthingבַּחֵ֑רֶםba.Che.remH2764: forAchanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226, of thetribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookוַיִּקַּ֡חvai.yi.KachH3947of the accursedthingהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764: and theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582fromJerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405toAiהָעַ֞יha.'AiH5857, which isbesideעִם־'im-H5973BethavenH1007, on the eastsideמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofBethelH1008, andspokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Goupעֲל֖וּ'a.LuH5927andviewוְרַגְּל֣וּve.ra.ge.LuH7270thecountryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. And themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582wentupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927andviewedוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270Aiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

3And theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Let not all thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goupיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927; but let about two orthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376goupיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927andsmiteוְיַכּ֣וּve.ya.KuH5221Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857; and make not all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971tolabourתְּיַגַּע־te.ya.ga'-H3021there; for they are butfewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.

4So there wentupוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927there from thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971aboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֕סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

5And themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofAiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857smoteוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221of them aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםkish.lo.ShimH7970andsixוְשִׁשָּׁה֙ve.shi.ShahH8337menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376: for theychasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291them frombeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179even toShebarimהַשְּׁבָרִ֔יםha.she.va.RimH7671, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them in the goingdownבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174: therefore theheartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549, and became aswaterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091toreוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071, andfellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֜רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776upon hisfaceפָּנָ֨יוpa.NavH6440beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068until theeveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153, he and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andputוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083upon theirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Alas,Oאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069, why hast thou atallH5674broughtH5674thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, todeliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, todestroyלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6us? Othatוְלוּ֙ve.LuH3863we had beencontentהוֹאַ֣לְנוּho.'Al.nuH2974, anddweltוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427on the othersideבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oבִּ֖יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136, what shall Isayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,whenאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnethהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbacksעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341!

9For theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallhearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085of it, and shall surroundusוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437, and cutoffוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772ournameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034from theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and what wilt thoudoתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213to thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?

10And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Ariseקֻ֣םkumH6965; whyliestנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307thou thus upon thyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440?

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathsinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398, and they have alsotransgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them: for they have eventakenלָֽקְחוּ֙la.ke.ChuH3947of the accursedthingהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764, and have alsostolenגָּֽנְבוּ֙ga.ne.VuH1589, anddeceivedכִּֽחֲשׁ֔וּki.cha.ShuH3584also, and they haveputשָׂ֥מוּSa.muH7760it even among their owngoodsבִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃vikh.lei.HemH3627.

12Therefore thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478couldיֻכְל֜וּyukh.LuH3201notstandלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, butturnedיִפְנוּ֙yif.NuH6437theirbacksעֹ֗רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, because they wereaccursedלְחֵ֑רֶםle.Che.remH2764: neither will I be with you anymoreאוֹסִיף֙'o.SifH3254,exceptH3808yedestroyתַשְׁמִ֛ידוּtash.Mi.duH8045theaccursedהַחֵ֖רֶםha.Che.remH2764fromamongמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130you.

13Riseקֻ֚םkumH6965,sanctifyקַדֵּ֣שׁka.DeshH6942thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Sanctifyהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves for tomorrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279: for thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, There is an accursedthingחֵ֤רֶםChe.remH2764in themidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thoucanstתוּכַ֗לtu.KhalH3201notstandלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, until ye takeawayהֲסִירְכֶ֥םha.sir.KhemH5493the accursedthingהַחֵ֖רֶםha.Che.remH2764fromamongמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130you.

14In themorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242therefore ye shall bebroughtוְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥םve.nik.rav.TemH7126according to yourtribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626: and it shall be, that thetribeהַשֵּׁבֶט֩ha.she.VetH7626which theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068takethיִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּyil.ke.De.nuH3920shallcomeיִקְרַ֣בyik.RavH7126according to theirfamiliesלַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתla.mish.pa.ChotH4940; and thefamilyוְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞הve.ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shalltakeיִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּהyil.ke.De.nahH3920shallcomeתִּקְרַ֣בtik.RavH7126byhouseholdsלַבָּתִּ֔יםla.ba.TimH1004; and thehouseholdוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shalltakeיִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּyil.ke.De.nuH3920shallcomeיִקְרַ֖בyik.RavH7126manH1397bymanH1397.

15And it shall be, that he that istakenהַנִּלְכָּ֣דha.nil.KadH3920with the accursedthingבַּחֵ֔רֶםba.Che.remH2764shall beburntיִשָּׂרֵ֣ףyi.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, he and all that he hath: because he hathtransgressedעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and because he hathwroughtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213follyנְבָלָ֖הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andbroughtוַיַּקְרֵ֥בvai.yak.RevH7126Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by theirtribesלִשְׁבָטָ֑יוlish.va.TavH7626; and thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920:

17And hebroughtוַיַּקְרֵב֙vai.yak.RevH7126thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; and hetookוַיִּלְכֹּ֕דvai.yil.KodH3920thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of theZarhitesהַזַּרְחִ֑יha.zar.ChiH2227: and hebroughtוַיַּקְרֵ֞בvai.yak.RevH7126thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of theZarhitesהַזַּרְחִי֙ha.zar.ChiH2227manH1397bymanH1397; andZabdiזַבְדִּֽי׃zav.DiH2067wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920:

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