Chapter 8
The Conquest of Ai
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Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid… or discouraged. Take the whole army… with you -, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤒𐤇 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤌 𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅
יְהוָ֤ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ אַל־ תִּירָ֣א וְאַל־ תֵּחָ֔ת קַ֣ח כָּל־ הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה עַ֣ם עִמְּךָ֗ אֵ֚ת וְק֖וּם עֲלֵ֣ה הָעָ֑י רְאֵ֣ה׀ נָתַ֣תִּי בְיָדְךָ֗ אֶת־ מֶ֤לֶךְ הָעַי֙ וְאֶת־ עַמּ֔וֹ וְאֶת־ עִיר֖וֹ וְאֶת־ אַרְצֽוֹ׃ Yah·weh way·yō·mer ’el- yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ ’al- tî·rā wə·’al- tê·ḥāṯ qaḥ kāl- ham·mil·ḥā·māh ‘am ‘im·mə·ḵā ’êṯ wə·qūm ‘ă·lêh hā·‘āy rə·’êh nā·ṯat·tî ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā ’eṯ- me·leḵ hā·‘ay wə·’eṯ- ‘am·mōw wə·’eṯ- ‘î·rōw wə·’eṯ- ’ar·ṣōw — WLC · 1
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And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 𐤓𐤒 𐤕𐤁𐤆𐤅 𐤔𐤋𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤌𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤓
וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ לָעַ֜י וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשִׂ֤יתָ לִֽירִיחוֹ֙ וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ רַק־ תָּבֹ֣זּוּ שְׁלָלָ֥הּ וּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּ לָכֶ֑ם שִׂים־ לְךָ֥ אֹרֵ֛ב מֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃ לָעִ֖יר wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā lā·‘ay ū·lə·mal·kāh ka·’ă·šer ‘ā·śî·ṯā lî·rî·ḥōw ū·lə·mal·kāh raq- tā·ḇōz·zū šə·lā·lāh ū·ḇə·hem·tāh lā·ḵem śîm- lə·ḵā ’ō·rêḇ mê·’a·ḥă·re·hā lā·‘îr — WLC · 2
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So Joshua and the whole army… set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 {}… mighty men of valor and sent them out at night
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־ הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַ֥ם וַיָּ֧קָם לַעֲל֣וֹת הָעָ֑י יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּבְחַ֣ר שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף אִישׁ֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם לָֽיְלָה׃ yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ wə·ḵāl ham·mil·ḥā·māh ‘am way·yā·qām la·‘ă·lō·wṯ hā·‘āy yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ way·yiḇ·ḥar šə·lō·šîm ’e·lep̄ ’îš gib·bō·w·rê ha·ḥa·yil way·yiš·lā·ḥêm lā·yə·lāh — WLC · 3
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with these orders -: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, - not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤕𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤒𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤍𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤌
וַיְצַ֨ו אֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר רְ֠אוּ אַתֶּ֞ם אֹרְבִ֤ים מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י לָעִיר֙ מִן־ הָעִ֖יר אַל־ מְאֹ֑ד תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ הָעִ֔יר כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם נְכֹנִֽים׃ way·ṣaw ’ō·ṯām lê·mōr rə·’ū ’at·tem ’ō·rə·ḇîm mê·’a·ḥă·rê lā·‘îr min- hā·‘îr ’al- mə·’ōḏ tar·ḥî·qū hā·‘îr kul·lə·ḵem wih·yî·ṯem nə·ḵō·nîm — WLC · 4
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Then I and all the troops with me will advance… on the city… When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.
𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤎𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌
וַאֲנִ֗י וְכָל־ הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתִּ֔י נִקְרַ֖ב אֶל־ הָעִ֑יר וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־ יֵצְא֤וּ לִקְרָאתֵ֙נוּ֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔ה וְנַ֖סְנוּ לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ wa·’ă·nî wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ’ă·šer ’it·tî niq·raḇ ’el- hā·‘îr wə·hā·yāh kî- yê·ṣə·’ū liq·rā·ṯê·nū ka·’ă·šer bā·ri·šō·nāh wə·nas·nū lip̄·nê·hem — WLC · 5
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They will pursue us… until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘[The Israelites] are running away from us as they did before…’ So as we flee from them,
𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤕𐤉𐤒𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤍𐤎𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤎𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌
וְיָצְא֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֗ינוּ עַ֣ד הַתִּיקֵ֤נוּ אוֹתָם֙ מִן־ הָעִ֔יר כִּ֣י יֹֽאמְר֔וּ נָסִ֣ים לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְנַ֖סְנוּ לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ wə·yā·ṣə·’ū ’a·ḥă·rê·nū ‘aḏ hat·tî·qê·nū ’ō·w·ṯām min- hā·‘îr kî yō·mə·rū nā·sîm lə·p̄ā·nê·nū ka·’ă·šer bā·ri·šō·nāh wə·nas·nū lip̄·nê·hem — WLC · 6
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you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤕𐤒𐤌𐤅 𐤌𐤄𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊𐤌
וְאַתֶּ֗ם תָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ מֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔ב וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖ם אֶת־ הָעִ֑יר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם וּנְתָנָ֛הּ בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃ wə·’at·tem tā·qu·mū mê·hā·’ō·w·rêḇ wə·hō·w·raš·tem ’eṯ- hā·‘îr Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem ū·nə·ṯā·nāh bə·yeḏ·ḵem — WLC · 7
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And when you have taken the city, set it on fire -. Do as the LORD has commanded! See, I have given you orders -.”
𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤊𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤕𐤑𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤀𐤔 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤊𐤌
וְהָיָ֞ה כְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣ם אֶת־ הָעִ֗יר הָעִיר֙ תַּצִּ֤יתוּ אֶת־ בָּאֵ֔שׁ תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ יְהוָ֖ה כִּדְבַ֥ר רְא֖וּ צִוִּ֥יתִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ wə·hā·yāh kə·ṯā·p̄ə·śə·ḵem ’eṯ- hā·‘îr hā·‘îr taṣ·ṣî·ṯū ’eṯ- bā·’êš ta·‘ă·śū Yah·weh kiḏ·ḇar rə·’ū ṣiw·wî·ṯî ’eṯ·ḵem — WLC · 8
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So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between vvv Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But [Joshua] spent that night among the people.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤍 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤌
יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־ הַמַּאְרָ֔ב וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־ אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֣ם לָעָ֑י יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וַיָּ֧לֶן הַה֖וּא בַּלַּ֥יְלָה בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם׃ yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ way·yiš·lā·ḥêm way·yê·lə·ḵū ’el- ham·ma’·rāḇ way·yê·šə·ḇū bên bêṯ- ’êl ū·ḇên hā·‘ay mî·yām lā·‘āy yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ way·yā·len ha·hū bal·lay·lāh bə·ṯō·wḵ hā·‘ām — WLC · 9
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Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized [his men], and he and the elders of Israel marched before [them] up to Ai.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤄𐤏𐤉
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּפְקֹ֖ד אֶת־ הָעָ֑ם ה֜וּא וְזִקְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וַיַּ֨עַל לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם הָעָֽי׃ yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ way·yaš·kêm bab·bō·qer way·yip̄·qōḏ ’eṯ- hā·‘ām hū wə·ziq·nê yiś·rā·’êl way·ya·‘al lip̄·nê hā·‘ām hā·‘āy — WLC · 10
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Then all the troops… who [were] with him marched up and approached the city. They arrived in front [of Ai] and camped to the north of it, with the valley between them… and the city.
𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤔𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤂𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉
וְכָל־ הָעָ֨ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֗וֹ עָלוּ֙ וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּ הָעִ֑יר וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ נֶ֣גֶד וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ מִצְּפ֣וֹן לָעַ֔י וְהַגַּ֖י בֵּינוֹ וּבֵין־ הָעָֽי׃ wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ham·mil·ḥā·māh ’ă·šer ’it·tōw ‘ā·lū way·yig·gə·šū hā·‘îr way·yā·ḇō·’ū ne·ḡeḏ way·ya·ḥă·nū miṣ·ṣə·p̄ō·wn lā·‘ay wə·hag·gay bē·nō ū·ḇên- hā·‘āy — WLC · 11
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Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between vvv Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤊𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤓
וַיִּקַּ֕ח כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּ֨שֶׂם אוֹתָ֜ם אֹרֵ֗ב בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־ אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֥ם לָעִֽיר׃ way·yiq·qaḥ ka·ḥă·mê·šeṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm ’îš way·yā·śem ’ō·w·ṯām ’ō·rêḇ bên bêṯ- ’êl ū·ḇên hā·‘ay mî·yām lā·‘îr — WLC · 12
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So the forces were stationed with the main camp to the north of the city and the rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.
𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤒𐤁𐤅 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤒
הָעָ֜ם אֶת־ וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ כָּל־ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֙ מִצְּפ֣וֹן לָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־ עֲקֵב֖וֹ מִיָּ֣ם לָעִ֑יר הַה֖וּא בַּלַּ֥יְלָה יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעֵֽמֶק׃ hā·‘ām ’eṯ- way·yā·śî·mū kāl- ham·ma·ḥă·neh ’ă·šer miṣ·ṣə·p̄ō·wn lā·‘îr wə·’eṯ- ‘ă·qê·ḇōw mî·yām lā·‘îr ha·hū bal·lay·lāh yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ way·yê·leḵ bə·ṯō·wḵ hā·‘ê·meq — WLC · 13
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- When the king of Ai saw [the Israelites], he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city - to engage [them] in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush [had been set up] against him behind the city.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤊𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤃𐤏 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤋𐤅 𐤌𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓
וַיְהִ֞י מֶֽלֶךְ־ הָעַ֗י כִּרְא֣וֹת וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ וַיֵּצְא֣וּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־ הָעִ֣יר ה֧וּא וְכָל־ עַמּ֛וֹ לִקְרַֽאת־ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה לַמּוֹעֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּֽי־ אֹרֵ֥ב ל֖וֹ מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃ way·hî me·leḵ- hā·‘ay kir·’ō·wṯ way·ma·hă·rū way·yê·ṣə·’ū way·yaš·kî·mū ’an·šê- hā·‘îr hū wə·ḵāl ‘am·mōw liq·raṯ- yiś·rā·’êl lam·mil·ḥā·māh lam·mō·w·‘êḏ lip̄·nê hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh wə·hū lō yā·ḏa‘ kî- ’ō·rêḇ lōw mê·’a·ḥă·rê hā·‘îr — WLC · 14
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Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤂𐤏𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓
יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ wə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl way·yin·nā·ḡə·‘ū lip̄·nê·hem way·yā·nu·sū de·reḵ ham·miḏ·bār — WLC · 15
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Then all the men [of Ai] were summoned to pursue them,… and they followed… Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤅 𐤋𐤓𐤃𐤐 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤒𐤅 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓
כָּל־ הָעָם֙ בָּעִיר אֲשֶׁ֣ר וַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּ לִרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַיִּנָּתְק֖וּ מִן־ הָעִֽיר׃ kāl- hā·‘ām bå̄·ʿīr ’ă·šer way·yiz·zā·‘ă·qū lir·dōp̄ ’a·ḥă·rê·hem way·yir·də·p̄ū ’a·ḥă·rê yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ way·yin·nā·ṯə·qū min- hā·‘îr — WLC · 16
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Not a man was left in Ai vvv or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued… Israel.
𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤐𐤕𐤅𐤇𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋𐤐
וְלֹֽא־ אִ֗ישׁ נִשְׁאַ֣ר בָּעַי֙ וּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ יָצְא֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ אֶת־ הָעִיר֙ פְּתוּחָ֔ה וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ wə·lō- ’îš niš·’ar bā·‘ay ū·ḇêṯ ’êl ’ă·šer lō- yā·ṣə·’ū ’a·ḥă·rê yiś·rā·’êl way·ya·‘az·ḇū ’eṯ- hā·‘îr pə·ṯū·ḥāh way·yir·də·p̄ū ’a·ḥă·rê yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 17
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Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Hold out your battle lance - toward Ai, for into your hand I will deliver [the city].” So Joshua held out his battle lance - toward [Ai],
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤍𐤈𐤄 𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤍𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤈 𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓
יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ נְ֠טֵה בַּכִּיד֤וֹן אֲשֶׁר־ בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־ הָעַ֔י כִּ֥י בְיָדְךָ֖ אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וַיֵּ֧ט בַּכִּיד֥וֹן אֲשֶׁר־ בְּיָד֖וֹ אֶל־ הָעִֽיר׃ Yah·weh way·yō·mer ’el- yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ nə·ṭêh bak·kî·ḏō·wn ’ă·šer- bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā ’el- hā·‘ay kî ḇə·yā·ḏə·ḵā ’et·tə·nen·nāh yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ way·yêṭ bak·kî·ḏō·wn ’ă·šer- bə·yā·ḏōw ’el- hā·‘îr — WLC · 18
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and as soon as he did so…, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire -.
𐤊𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤁 𐤒𐤌 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤄 𐤌𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤀𐤔
כִּנְט֣וֹת יָד֔וֹ וְהָאוֹרֵ֡ב קָם֩ מְהֵרָ֨ה מִמְּקוֹמ֤וֹ וַיָּר֙וּצוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ הָעִ֖יר וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּ הָעִ֖יר וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּ אֶת־ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ kin·ṭō·wṯ yā·ḏōw wə·hā·’ō·w·rêḇ qām mə·hê·rāh mim·mə·qō·w·mōw way·yā·rū·ṣū way·yā·ḇō·’ū hā·‘îr way·yil·kə·ḏū·hā way·ma·hă·rū hā·‘îr way·yaṣ·ṣî·ṯū ’eṯ- bā·’êš — WLC · 19
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When the men of Ai turned and looked… back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not… escape in any direction…, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.
𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤄𐤌 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤎 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤎 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤃𐤐
אַנְשֵׁי֩ הָעַ֨י וַיִּפְנ֣וּ וַיִּרְא֗וּ וְהִנֵּ֨ה אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם עֲשַׁ֤ן הָעִיר֙ עָלָ֜ה הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וְלֹא־ הָיָ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם יָדַ֛יִם לָנ֖וּס הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וְהָעָם֙ הַנָּ֣ס הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ אֶל־ הָרוֹדֵֽף׃ ’an·šê hā·‘ay way·yip̄·nū way·yir·’ū wə·hin·nêh ’a·ḥă·rê·hem ‘ă·šan hā·‘îr ‘ā·lāh haš·šā·may·māh wə·lō- hā·yāh ḇā·hem yā·ḏa·yim lā·nūs hên·nāh wā·hên·nāh wə·hā·‘ām han·nās ham·miḏ·bār neh·paḵ ’el- hā·rō·w·ḏêp̄ — WLC · 20
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When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from [it], they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤊𐤃 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤔𐤍 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉
וִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ וְכָֽל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל רָא֗וּ כִּֽי־ הָֽאֹרֵב֙ אֶת־ לָכַ֤ד הָעִ֔יר וְכִ֥י עֲשַׁ֣ן עָלָ֖ה הָעִ֑יר וַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּ וַיַּכּ֖וּ אֶת־ אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃ wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ wə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl rā·’ū kî- hā·’ō·rêḇ ’eṯ- lā·ḵaḏ hā·‘îr wə·ḵî ‘ă·šan ‘ā·lāh hā·‘îr way·yā·šu·ḇū way·yak·kū ’eṯ- ’an·šê hā·‘āy — WLC · 21
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Meanwhile, those in the ambush came out of the city against them, and the men of Ai were trapped between the Israelite forces on both sides… So [Israel] struck them down until no survivor or fugitive remained
𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤌𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤌𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈 𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓 𐤋𐤅
וְאֵ֨לֶּה יָצְא֤וּ מִן־ הָעִיר֙ לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֵ֥לֶּה מִזֶּ֖ה וְאֵ֣לֶּה מִזֶּ֑ה וַיַּכּ֣וּ אוֹתָ֔ם עַד־ בִּלְתִּ֥י שָׂרִ֥יד וּפָלִֽיט׃ הִשְׁאִֽיר־ ל֖וֹ wə·’êl·leh yā·ṣə·’ū min- hā·‘îr liq·rā·ṯām way·yih·yū bat·tā·weḵ lə·yiś·rā·’êl ’êl·leh miz·zeh wə·’êl·leh miz·zeh way·yak·kū ’ō·w·ṯām ‘aḏ- bil·tî śā·rîḏ ū·p̄ā·lîṭ hiš·’îr- lōw — WLC · 22
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But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤇𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏
וְאֶת־ תָּ֣פְשׂוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ הָעַ֖י חָ֑י וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־ יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ wə·’eṯ- tā·p̄ə·śū me·leḵ hā·‘ay ḥāy way·yaq·ri·ḇū ’ō·ṯōw ’el- yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ — WLC · 23
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- When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen vvv by the sword,… all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it vvv to the sword [as well].
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅𐤌 𐤁𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤊𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤏𐤃 𐤕𐤌𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤐𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤁
וַיְהִ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל כְּכַלּ֣וֹת לַהֲרֹג֩ אֶת־ כָּל־ יֹשְׁבֵ֨י הָעַ֜י רְדָפ֣וּם בּ֔וֹ בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כֻלָּ֛ם וַֽיִּפְּל֥וּ לְפִי־ חֶ֖רֶב עַד־ תֻּמָּ֑ם כָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ הָעַ֔י וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ לְפִי־ חָֽרֶב׃ way·hî yiś·rā·’êl kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ la·hă·rōḡ ’eṯ- kāl- yō·šə·ḇê hā·‘ay rə·ḏā·p̄ūm bōw baś·śā·ḏeh bam·miḏ·bār ’ă·šer ḵul·lām way·yip·pə·lū lə·p̄î- ḥe·reḇ ‘aḏ- tum·mām ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl way·yā·šu·ḇū hā·‘ay way·yak·kū ’ō·ṯāh lə·p̄î- ḥā·reḇ — WLC · 24
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- A total of twelve… thousand men and women fell that day— all the people of Ai.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉
וַיְהִי֩ כָל־ שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף מֵאִ֣ישׁ וְעַד־ אִשָּׁ֔ה הַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜ים הַהוּא֙ בַּיּ֤וֹם כֹּ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃ way·hî ḵāl šə·nêm ‘ā·śār ’ā·lep̄ mê·’îš wə·‘aḏ- ’iš·šāh han·nō·p̄ə·lîm ha·hū bay·yō·wm kōl ’an·šê hā·‘āy — WLC · 25
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Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai -.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤍𐤈𐤄 𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤀𐤕
וִיהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ לֹֽא־ הֵשִׁ֣יב יָד֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָ֖ה בַּכִּיד֑וֹן עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱרִ֔ים כָּל־ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָעָֽי׃ אֵ֖ת wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ lō- hê·šîḇ yā·ḏōw ’ă·šer nā·ṭāh bak·kî·ḏō·wn ‘aḏ ’ă·šer he·ḥĕ·rîm kāl- yō·šə·ḇê hā·‘āy ’êṯ — WLC · 26
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Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD vvv vvv had commanded Joshua.
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤆𐤆𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤓𐤒 𐤄𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤋 𐤄𐤄𐤉𐤀 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤑𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם רַ֣ק הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּשְׁלַל֙ הַהִ֔יא הָעִ֣יר יְהוָ֔ה כִּדְבַ֣ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־ יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ yiś·rā·’êl bā·zə·zū lā·hem raq hab·bə·hê·māh ū·šə·lal ha·hî hā·‘îr Yah·weh kiḏ·ḇar ’ă·šer ṣiw·wāh ’eṯ- yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ — WLC · 27
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So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤐 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤕𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ אֶת־ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף הָעָ֑י וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָ עוֹלָם֙ תֵּל־ שְׁמָמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃ הַיּ֥וֹם yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ ’eṯ- way·yiś·rōp̄ hā·‘āy way·śî·me·hā ‘ō·w·lām têl- šə·mā·māh ‘aḏ haz·zeh hay·yō·wm — WLC · 28
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- He hung the king of Ai on a tree until… evening, and at sunset… Joshua commanded that they take down the body… from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤋𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤑 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤑𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤂𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤆𐤄𐤐 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌
וְאֶת־ תָּלָ֥ה מֶ֧לֶךְ הָעַ֛י עַל־ הָעֵ֖ץ עַד־ עֵ֣ת הָעָ֑רֶב וּכְב֣וֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ צִוָּ֨ה נִבְלָת֣וֹ וַיֹּרִ֧ידוּ אֶת־ מִן־ הָעֵ֗ץ וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ אוֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־ פֶּ֙תַח֙ הָעִ֔יר שַׁ֣עַר עָלָיו֙ וַיָּקִ֤ימוּ גָּד֔וֹל גַּל־ אֲבָנִ֣ים עַ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃פ הַיּ֥וֹם wə·’eṯ- tā·lāh me·leḵ hā·‘ay ‘al- hā·‘êṣ ‘aḏ- ‘êṯ hā·‘ā·reḇ ū·ḵə·ḇō·w haš·še·meš yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ ṣiw·wāh niḇ·lā·ṯōw way·yō·rî·ḏū ’eṯ- min- hā·‘êṣ way·yaš·lî·ḵū ’ō·w·ṯāh ’el- pe·ṯaḥ hā·‘îr ša·‘ar ‘ā·lāw way·yā·qî·mū gā·ḏō·wl gal- ’ă·ḇā·nîm ‘aḏ haz·zeh hay·yō·wm — WLC · 29
Joshua Renews the Covenant
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At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the LORD, the God of Israel,
𐤀𐤆 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤁𐤄𐤓 𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤋 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
אָ֣ז יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ יִבְנֶ֤ה מִזְבֵּ֔חַ בְּהַ֖ר עֵיבָֽל׃ לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ’āz yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ yiḇ·neh miz·bê·aḥ bə·har ‘ê·ḇāl Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 30
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just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites… He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.
𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤍 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤐 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֨ה אֶת־ עֶֽבֶד־ יְהוָ֜ה צִוָּה֩ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּכָּתוּב֙ בְּסֵ֙פֶר֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִזְבַּח֙ שְׁלֵמ֔וֹת אֲבָנִ֣ים עֲלֵיהֶ֖ן אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־ בַּרְזֶ֑ל הֵנִ֥יף עָלָ֤יו וַיַּעֲל֨וּ עֹלוֹת֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּ שְׁלָמִֽים׃ ka·’ă·šer mō·šeh ’eṯ- ‘e·ḇeḏ- Yah·weh ṣiw·wāh bə·nê yiś·rā·’êl kak·kā·ṯūḇ bə·sê·p̄er tō·w·raṯ mō·šeh miz·baḥ šə·lê·mō·wṯ ’ă·ḇā·nîm ‘ă·lê·hen ’ă·šer lō- bar·zel hê·nîp̄ ‘ā·lāw way·ya·‘ă·lū ‘ō·lō·wṯ Yah·weh way·yiz·bə·ḥū šə·lā·mîm — WLC · 31
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And there in the presence vvv of the Israelites, [Joshua] inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
𐤔𐤌 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤕𐤁 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤊𐤕𐤁
שָׁ֖ם לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ וַיִּכְתָּב־ עַל־ הָאֲבָנִ֑ים אֵ֗ת מִשְׁנֵה֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֔ב šām lip̄·nê bə·nê yiś·rā·’êl way·yiḵ·tāḇ- ‘al- hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm ’êṯ miš·nêh tō·w·raṯ mō·šeh ’ă·šer kā·ṯaḇ — WLC · 32
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All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides… of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried [it]. Half [of the people stood] in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤂𐤓 𐤊𐤀𐤆𐤓𐤇 𐤅𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤈𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤅 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤆𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤓 𐤂𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤓 𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤋 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤁𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל כַּגֵּר֙ כָּֽאֶזְרָ֔ח וּזְקֵנָ֡יו וְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים׀ וְשֹׁפְטָ֡יו עֹמְדִ֣ים מִזֶּ֣ה׀ וּמִזֶּ֣ה׀ לָאָר֡וֹן בְּרִית־ יְהוָ֗ה נֶגֶד֩ הַלְוִיִּ֜ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים נֹשְׂאֵ֣י׀ אֲר֣וֹן חֶצְיוֹ֙ אֶל־ מ֣וּל הַר־ גְּרִזִ֔ים וְהַֽחֶצְי֖וֹ אֶל־ מ֣וּל הַר־ עֵיבָ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד־ יְהוָ֗ה צִוָּ֜ה בָּרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃ לְבָרֵ֛ךְ אֶת־ הָעָ֥ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל wə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl kag·gêr kā·’ez·rāḥ ū·zə·qê·nāw wə·šō·ṭə·rîm wə·šō·p̄ə·ṭāw ‘ō·mə·ḏîm miz·zeh ū·miz·zeh lā·’ā·rō·wn bə·rîṯ- Yah·weh ne·ḡeḏ hal·wî·yim hak·kō·hă·nîm nō·śə·’ê ’ă·rō·wn ḥeṣ·yōw ’el- mūl har- gə·ri·zîm wə·ha·ḥeṣ·yōw ’el- mūl har- ‘ê·ḇāl ka·’ă·šer mō·šeh ‘e·ḇeḏ- Yah·weh ṣiw·wāh bā·ri·šō·nāh lə·ḇā·rêḵ ’eṯ- hā·‘ām yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 33
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Afterward…, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law— the blessings and the curses— according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤊𐤍 𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤄 𐤊𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤄𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄
וְאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן קָרָא֙ אֶת־ כָּל־ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַתּוֹרָ֔ה הַבְּרָכָ֖ה וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה כְּכָל־ הַכָּת֖וּב בְּסֵ֥פֶר הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ wə·’a·ḥă·rê- ḵên qā·rā ’eṯ- kāl- diḇ·rê hat·tō·w·rāh hab·bə·rā·ḵāh wə·haq·qə·lā·lāh kə·ḵāl- hak·kā·ṯūḇ bə·sê·p̄er hat·tō·w·rāh — WLC · 34
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There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤌𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤑𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤋𐤀 𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤊𐤋 𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤈𐤐 𐤅𐤄𐤂𐤓 𐤄𐤄𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤌𐤐
הָיָ֣ה לֹֽא־ דָבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־ מֹשֶׁ֑ה צִוָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ לֹֽא־ קָרָ֜א נֶ֣גֶד כָּל־ קְהַ֤ל יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְהַנָּשִׁ֣ים וְהַטַּ֔ף וְהַגֵּ֖ר הַהֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃פ hā·yāh lō- ḏā·ḇār mik·kōl ’ă·šer- mō·šeh ṣiw·wāh ’ă·šer yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ lō- qā·rā ne·ḡeḏ kāl- qə·hal yiś·rā·’êl wə·han·nā·šîm wə·haṭ·ṭap̄ wə·hag·gêr ha·hō·lêḵ bə·qir·bām — WLC · 35