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Joshua 8:2-22

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.

13And when they hadsetוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, even all thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264that was on thenorthמִצְּפ֣וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892, and their ones lying inambushעֲקֵב֖וֹa.ke.VoH6119on thewestמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220of thecityלָעִ֑ירla.'IrH5892,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH3212thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915into themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thevalleyהָעֵֽמֶק׃ha.'E.mekH6010.

14And it came to pass, when thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAiהָעַ֗יha.'AiH5857sawכִּרְא֣וֹתkir.'otH7200it, that theyhastedוַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּvay.ma.ha.RuH4116and roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925, and themenאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892wentoutוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318againstH7125Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478tobattleלַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, he and all hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971, at a timeappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֖דla.mo.'EdH4150,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theplainהָֽעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160; but heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045not that there were liers inambushאֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH693against himbehindמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

15AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478made as if they werebeatenוַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּvai.yi.na.ge.'UH5060beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them, andfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

16And all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were inAiבָּעַ֔יba.'irH5857 H5892werecalledוַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּvai.yi.za.'a.KuH2199together topursueלִרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םlir.Dof 'a.cha.rei.HemH7291 H310them: and theypursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.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.

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