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Joshua 8:15-22
16And all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were inAiבָּעַ֔יba.'irH5857H5892werecalledוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199together topursueלִרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םlir.Dof 'a.cha.rei.HemH7291H310them: and theypursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, and were drawnawayוַיִּנָּתְק֖וּvai.yi.na.te.KuH5423from thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
17And there was not amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376leftנִשְׁאַ֣רnish.'ArH7604inAiבָּעַי֙ba.'AiH5857orBethelH1008, that went notoutיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318afterH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theyleftוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892openפְּתוּחָ֔הpe.tu.ChahH6605, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
18And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Stretchoutנְ֠טֵהNe.tehH5186thespearבַּכִּיד֤וֹןba.ki.DonH3591that is in thyhandבְּיָֽדְךָ֙be.ya.de.KhaH3027towardAiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857; for I willgiveאֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it into thyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091stretchedoutוַיֵּ֧טvai.YetH5186thespearבַּכִּיד֥וֹןba.ki.DonH3591that he had in hishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027toward thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
19And theambushוְהָאוֹרֵ֡בve.ha.'o.RevH693aroseקָם֩kamH6965quicklyמְהֵרָ֨הme.he.RahH4120out of theirplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, and theyranוַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323as soon as he had stretchedoutכִּנְט֣וֹתkin.TotH5186hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027: and theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it, andhastedוַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116andsetוַיַּצִּ֥יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
20And when themenאַנְשֵׁי֩'an.SheiH582ofAiהָעַ֨יha.'AiH5857lookedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437behindאַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, theysawוַיִּרְא֗וּvai.yir.'UH7200, and, behold, thesmokeעֲשַׁ֤ן'a.ShanH6227of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892ascendedעָלָ֜ה'a.LahH5927toheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064, and they had nopowerיָדַ֛יִםya.Da.yimH3027tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127this way or thatwayH2008: and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatfledהַנָּ֣סha.NasH5127to thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057turnedbackנֶהְפַּ֖ךְneh.PakhH2015upon thepursuersהָרוֹדֵֽף׃ha.ro.DefH7291.
21And whenJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָא֗וּra.'UH7200that theambushהָֽאֹרֵב֙ha.'o.RevH693hadtakenלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and that thesmokeעֲשַׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892ascendedעָלָ֖ה'a.LahH5927, then they turnedagainוַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andslewוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.
22And theotherH428issuedoutיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892againstH7125them; so they were in themidstבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, some on this side, and some on that side: and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221them, sothatעַד־'ad-H5704theyletהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604none of themremainשָׂרִ֥ידsa.RidH8300orescapeוּפָלִֽיט׃u.fa.LitH6412.
Commentaries on Joshua 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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