Revised Webster's Bible

Joshua 8:23-29

23And thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAiהָעַ֖יha.'AiH5857theytookתָּ֣פְשׂוּTa.fe.suH8610aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416, andbroughtוַיַּקְרִ֥בוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126him toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

24And it came to pass, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadfinishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615slayingלַהֲרֹג֩la.ha.RogH2026all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAiהָעַ֜יha.'AiH5857in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057in which theychasedרְדָפ֣וּםre.da.FumH7291them, and when they had allfallenוַֽיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719, until they wereconsumedתֻּמָּ֑םtu.MamH8552, that all theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toAiהָעַ֔יha.'AiH5857, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

25And so it was, that all thatfellהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםha.No.fe.LimH5307thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, both ofmenמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, weretwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505, even all themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

26ForJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙vi.ho.Shu.a'H3091drewH7725not hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027backהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725, with which he stretchedoutנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186thespearבַּכִּיד֑וֹןba.ki.DonH3591, until he had utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרִ֔יםhe.che.RimH2763all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAiהָעָֽי׃ha.'AiH5857.

27Only thecattleהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929and thespoilוּשְׁלַל֙u.she.LalH7998of thatcityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478took for apreyבָּזְז֥וּba.ze.ZuH962to themselves, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068which hecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091.

28AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313Aiהָעָ֑יha.'AiH5857, andmadeוַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it anheapתֵּל־tel-H8510foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769, even adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

29And thekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAiהָעַ֛יha.'AiH5857hehangedתָּלָ֥הta.LahH8518on atreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086untileveningעֵ֣ת הָעָ֑רֶב'et ha.'A.revH6256 H6153: and as soon as thesunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ha.she.MeshH8121wasdownוּכְב֣וֹאu.khe.Vo'H935,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680that they shouldtakeH3381hisbodyנִבְלָת֣וֹniv.la.ToH5038downוַיֹּרִ֧ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381from thetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993it at theentranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andraiseוַיָּקִ֤ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965over it agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68, that remaineth to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

Read all of Joshua 8

Commentaries on Joshua 8

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain