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Joshua 8:4-9

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.

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