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Joshua 8:2-12

2And thou shaltdoוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213toAiלָעַ֜יla.'AiH5857and itskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּu.le.mal.KahH4428as thoudidstעָשִׂ֤יתָ'a.Si.taH6213toJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405and itskingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428: only itsspoilשְׁלָלָ֥הּshe.la.LahH7998, and itscattleוּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּu.ve.hem.TahH929, shall ye take for apreyתָּבֹ֣זּוּta.Vo.zuH962to yourselves:layשִׂים־sim-H7760thee anambushאֹרֵ֛ב'o.RevH693for thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892behindמֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃me.'a.cha.Rei.haH310it.

3SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and all thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, to goupלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927againstAiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857: andJoshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091choseoutוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menאִישׁ֙'ishH376ofvalourהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, and sent themawayוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

4And hecommandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Beholdרְ֠אוּRe.'uH7200, ye shall lie inwaitאֹרְבִ֤ים'o.re.VimH693against thecityלָעִיר֙la.'IrH5892, evenbehindמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892:goH7368notveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966farתַּרְחִ֥יקוּtar.Chi.kuH7368from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, but be ye allreadyנְכֹנִֽים׃ne.kho.NimH3559:

5And I, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are with me, willapproachנִקְרַ֖בnik.RavH7126to thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and it shall come to pass, when they comeoutיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125us, as at thefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, that we willfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them,

6(For they will comeoutוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318afterאַחֲרֵ֗ינוּ'a.cha.Rei.nuH310us) till we havedrawnהַתִּיקֵ֤נוּha.ti.Ke.nuH5423them from thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892; for they willsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, Theyfleeנָסִ֣יםna.SimH5127beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, as at thefirstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223: therefore we willfleeוְנַ֖סְנוּve.Nas.nuH5127beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

7Then ye shallriseתָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ta.Ku.muH6965from theambushמֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme.Ha.'o.RevH693, andseizeוְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve.ho.rash.TemH3423upon thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willdeliverוּנְתָנָ֛הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be.yed.KhemH3027.

8And it shall be, when ye havetakenכְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣םke.ta.fe.se.KhemH8610thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, that ye shallsetתַּצִּ֤יתוּta.Tzi.tuH3341thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892onfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784: according to thecommandmentכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall yedoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213.Seeרְא֖וּre.'UH7200, I havecommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091therefore sent themforthוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971: and theywentH3212to lie inambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993, andabodeוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427betweenBethelH1008andAiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857, on the westsideמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220ofAiלָעָ֑יla.'AiH5857: butJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091lodgedוַיָּ֧לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andnumberedוַיִּפְקֹ֖דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, and wentupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, he and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֧יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

11And all thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971, even the people ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הha.mil.cha.MahH4421that were with him, wentupעָלוּ֙'a.LuH5927, and drewnearוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935before thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the northsideמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828ofAiלָעַ֔יla.'AiH5857: now there was avalleyוְהַגַּ֖יve.ha.GaiH1516between them andAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

12And hetookוַיִּקַּ֕חvai.yi.KachH3947aboutfiveכַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתka.cha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, andsetוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them to lie inambushאֹרֵ֗ב'o.RevH693betweenBethelH1008andAiH5857, on the westsideמִיָּ֥םmi.YamH3220of thecityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5857 H5892.

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