Joshua 8

YHWH directs Joshua to set an ambush behind 'Ai; after feigning retreat to draw out the defenders, Israel captures and burns the city, executes its king, and builds a mizbe'ach to renew the berit.[1][2][5]

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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not HTn תִּירָ֣א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira fear may you fear fear HVqj2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and not and do not and do not HC/Tn תֵּחָ֔ת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 techat be dismayed may you be shattered be dismayed HVNj2ms קַ֣ח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! Take! HVqv2ms עִמְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you with you HR/Sp2ms אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am people gathered people people HNcmsc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah of war the battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa וְ/ק֖וּם 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤌 vequm uku-ima (Bemba) and arise and rise up and rise up HC/Vqv2ms עֲלֵ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh Aleya (Bemba) go up leaf of go up HVqv2ms הָ/עָ֑י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np רְאֵ֣ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh see See! See! HVqv2ms נָתַ֣תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have given I gave I gave HVqp1cs בְ/יָדְ/ךָ֗ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 veyadekha into your hand in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc הָ/עַי֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay-2 of Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עַמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עִיר֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 iro his city his settlement-city his city HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To אַרְצֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅 aretso Ayé (Yoruba) his land his land his land HNcbsc/Sp3ms
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וְ/עָשִׂ֨יתָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 veasita and you shall do and you shall do and you shall do HC/Vqq2ms לָ/עַ֜י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉 laay to Ai to Ai to Ay HRd/Np וּ/לְ/מַלְכָּ֗/הּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤄 ulemalekah and to its king and to her king and to her king HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3fs כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr עָשִׂ֤יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita you did you have done you have done HVqp2ms לִֽ/ירִיחוֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 liricho to Jericho to Jericho to Yericho HR/Np וּ/לְ/מַלְכָּ֔/הּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤄 ulemalekah-2 and to its king and to her king and to her king HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3fs רַק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only only HTa שְׁלָלָ֥/הּ 𐤔𐤋𐤋/𐤄 shelalah its spoil her plunder her spoils HNcmsc/Sp3fs וּ/בְהֶמְתָּ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕/𐤄 uvehemetah and its livestock and her beast and its livestock HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs תָּבֹ֣זּוּ 𐤕𐤁𐤆𐤅 tavozu you shall take as plunder you will plunder you shall take as plunder HVqi2mp לָ/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves for yourselves HR/Sp2mp שִׂים 𐤔𐤉𐤌 sim set Place Set HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself for yourself HR/Sp2ms אֹרֵ֛ב 𐤀𐤓𐤁 orev an ambush ambusher an ambush HVqrmsa לָ/עִ֖יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair for the city to the settled city for the city HRd/Ncfsa מֵ/אַחֲרֶֽי/הָ 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄 meachareyha behind it from behind her from behind it HR/R/Sp3fs
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וַ/יִּשְׁלָחֵ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤌 vayishelachem and he sent them and he dispatched them and he sent them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp וַ/יֵּֽלְכוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went and they went HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מַּאְרָ֔ב 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤁 hamaerav the ambush the ambush the ambush HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּשְׁב֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and they sat and they settled and they dwelt HC/Vqw3mp בֵּ֧ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between between HR בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethel House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֛ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 and Ai toward Beyt El HNp וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between and between HC/R הָ/עַ֖י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np מִ/יָּ֣ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam westward from sea from sea HR/Ncmsa לָ/עָ֑י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉 laay of Ai to Ai to Ay HRd/Np וַ/יָּ֧לֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤍 vayalen lona (Bemba) and lodged and he lodged overnight and he stayed overnight HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp בַּ/לַּ֥יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah that night in the night in the night HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֖וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe among in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָֽם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֨ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah of war the battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr אִתּ֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms עָלוּ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤅 alu Aleya (Bemba) went up Ascend! they went up HVqp3cp וַֽ/יִּגְּשׁ֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤔𐤅 vayigeshu and drew near and they drew near and they approached HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and came they came and they came HC/Vqw3mp נֶ֣גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged before in front of in front of HR הָ/עִ֑יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa וַֽ/יַּחֲנוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 vayachanu and encamped and they encamped and they encamped HC/Vqw3mp מִ/צְּפ֣וֹן 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsefon from north from the north from the north HR/Ncfsc לָ/עַ֔י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉 laay to Ai to Ai to Ay HRd/Np וְ/הַ/גַּ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤉 vehagay and the valley and the deep gorge and the valley HC/Td/Ncbsa בינ/ו 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤅 vynv between it between him between it HR/Sp3ms בֵּינָ֥י/ו 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beynayv between them between him between it HR/Sp3ms וּ/בֵין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between and between HC/R הָ/עָֽי 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np
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וַ/יָּשִׂ֨ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayasimu and they set and they set and they set HC/Vqw3mp הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp the encampment the camp HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr מִ/צְּפ֣וֹן 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsefon from north from the north from the north HR/Ncfsc לָ/עִ֔יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair of the city to the settled city to the city HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עֲקֵב֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤒𐤁/𐤅 aqevo its rear his heel its rear HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִ/יָּ֣ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam from west from sea from sea HR/Ncmsa לָ/עִ֑יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair-2 of the city to the settled city to the city HRd/Ncfsa וַ/יֵּ֧לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and he went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp בַּ/לַּ֥יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah in the night in the night in the night HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֖וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עֵֽמֶק 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤒 haemeq of the valley the deep valley the deep valley HTd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כִּ/רְא֣וֹת 𐤊/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 kireot when seeing as seeing as seeing HR/Vqc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king king of king of HNcmsc הָ/עַ֗י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay of Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np וַֽ/יְמַהֲר֡וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 vayemaharu they hurried and they hurried and they hurried HC/Vpw3mp וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayashekimu and rose early and they rose early and they rose early HC/Vhw3mp וַ/יֵּצְא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and went out and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵֽׁי 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of men of HNcmpc הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa לִ/קְרַֽאת 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter to meet HR/Vqc יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַֽ/מִּלְחָמָ֞ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah for battle to the battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa ה֧וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc עַמּ֛/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms לַ/מּוֹעֵ֖ד 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 lamoed at the appointed time to the appointed time at the appointed time HRd/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc הָֽ/עֲרָבָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 haaravah the plain the arid plain the arid plain HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הוּא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu but he and he and he HC/Pp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not did not HTn יָדַ֔ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada knew he knew know HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC אֹרֵ֥ב 𐤀𐤓𐤁 orev an ambush ambusher an ambush HVqrmsa ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 for him for him HR/Sp3ms מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 meacharey behind from behind from behind HR/R הָ/עִֽיר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair-2 the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And YHWH said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp נְ֠טֵה 𐤍𐤈𐤄 neteh Stretch out Stretch out Stretch out HVqv2ms בַּ/כִּיד֤וֹן 𐤁/𐤊𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 bakidon the javelin battle-spear with the battle-spear HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr בְּ/יָֽדְ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha in your hand in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 toward toward toward HR הָ/עַ֔י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC בְ/יָדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 veyadekha into your hand in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אֶתְּנֶ֑/נָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤄 etenenah I will give it I will give her I will give her HVqi1cs/Sp3fs וַ/יֵּ֧ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤈 vayet And he stretched out and he stretched out and he stretched out HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp בַּ/כִּיד֥וֹן 𐤁/𐤊𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 bakidon-2 the javelin battle-spear with the battle-spear HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that HTr בְּ/יָד֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 toward toward toward HR הָ/עִֽיר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa
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וְ/הָ/אוֹרֵ֡ב 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤁 vehaorev and-the-ambush and the one lying in wait and the ambush HC/Td/Vqrmsa קָם֩ 𐤒𐤌 qam uku-ima (Bemba) arose he rose up rose up HVqp3ms מְהֵרָ֨ה 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤄 meherah quickly haste quickly HNcfsa מִ/מְּקוֹמ֤/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤅 mimeqomo from-its-place from his standing-place from his place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּר֨וּצוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤅 vayarutsu and-they-ran and they ran and they ran HC/Vqw3mp כִּ/נְט֣וֹת 𐤊/𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤕 kinetot at-stretching-out to stretch out at the stretching out HR/Vqc יָד֔/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his-hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and-they-entered they came they came HC/Vqw3mp הָ/עִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa וַֽ/יִּלְכְּד֑וּ/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅/𐤄 vayilekeduha and-they-captured-it and they captured her and they captured her HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3fs וַֽ/יְמַהֲר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 vayemaharu and-they-hastened and they hurried and they hurried HC/Vpw3mp וַ/יַּצִּ֥יתוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤕𐤅 vayatsitu and-they-kindled and they ignited and they ignited HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/עִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair-2 the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa בָּ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh in-fire in the fire with fire HRd/Ncbsa
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וַ/יִּפְנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤍𐤅 vayifenu and they turned they turned and they turned HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵׁי֩ 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of men of HNcmpc הָ/עַ֨י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay of Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np אַחֲרֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achareyhem behind them behind them behind them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יִּרְא֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu and they saw and they saw and they saw HC/Vqw3mp וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm עָלָ֜ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) had ascended he ascended he went up HVqp3ms עֲשַׁ֤ן 𐤏𐤔𐤍 ashan smoke smoke smoke HNcmsc הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יְמָ/ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌/𐤄 hashamayemah sama (Kongo) to the sky the lofty expanses-ward toward the heavens HTd/Ncmpa/Sd וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and no and not and not HC/Tn הָיָ֨ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah there was he was / he became there was HVqp3ms בָ/הֶ֥ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in them in them HR/Sp3mp יָדַ֛יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim power two hands two hands HNcbda לָ/נ֖וּס 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤎 lanus to flee to flee to flee HR/Vqc הֵ֣נָּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 henah this way to here to here HD וָ/הֵ֑נָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vahenah or that and thereward and hereward HC/D וְ/הָ/עָם֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the gathered people and the people HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/נָּ֣ס 𐤄/𐤍𐤎 hanas who were fleeing the fleeing one the fleeing one HTd/Vqrmsa הַ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 hamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) to the wilderness the grazing steppe the wilderness HTd/Ncmsa נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊 nehepakhe turned he was overturned it was turned HVNp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward toward HR הָ/רוֹדֵֽף 𐤄/𐤓𐤅𐤃𐤐 harodef the pursuers the pursuing one the pursuing one HTd/Vqrmsa
Verse 21
Verse 22
וְ/אֵ֨לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh and these and these and these HC/Pdxcp יָצְא֤וּ 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 yatseu came out they went out they went out HVqp3cp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa לִ/קְרָאתָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤌 liqeratam to meet them to encounter them to meet them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּֽהְי֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu and they were and they became and they were HC/Vqw3mp לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael to Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np בַּ/תָּ֔וֶךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 batavekhe in the midst in the midst in the midst HRd/Ncmsa אֵ֥לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp מִ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh on this side from this from this HR/Pdxms וְ/אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh-2 and these and these and these HC/Pdxcp מִ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh-2 on that side from this from this HR/Pdxms וַ/יַּכּ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and they struck and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to up to HR בִּלְתִּ֥י 𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 bileti so that not except except HC הִשְׁאִֽיר 𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓 hisheir he left he caused to remain he caused to be left HVhp3ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms שָׂרִ֥יד 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤃 sarid a survivor survivor survivor HNcmsa וּ/פָלִֽיט 𐤅/𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈 ufalit or escapee escapee escapee HC/Ncmsa
Verse 24
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/כַלּ֣וֹת 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 kekhalot when ... had finished as bringing to completion as finishing HR/Vpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַ/הֲרֹג֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂 laharog vanga (Kikongo) killing to kill to kill HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc יֹשְׁבֵ֨י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey the inhabitants dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc הָ/עַ֜י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay of Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field in the open field in the field HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/מִּדְבָּר֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which where HTr רְדָפ֣וּ/ם 𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅/𐤌 redafum they pursued them they pursued them they pursued them HVqp3cp/Sp3mp בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it in it HR/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּפְּל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 vayipelu and they fell and they fell and they fell HC/Vqw3mp כֻלָּ֛/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 khulam kila (Swahili) all of them the whole of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi by the edge according to the mouth of to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חֶ֖רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev of the sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR תֻּמָּ֑/ם 𐤕𐤌/𐤌 tumam they were finished their being complete their finishing HVqc/Sp3mp וַ/יָּשֻׁ֤בוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu and returned and they turned back and they returned HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הָ/עַ֔י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay-2 to Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np וַ/יַּכּ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and struck and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אֹתָ֖/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah it her [·] HTo/Sp3fs לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi-2 with the edge according to the mouth of to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חָֽרֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 charev of the sword destroying blade the sword HNcfsa
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Verse 29
וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker [·] HC/To מֶ֧לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc הָ/עַ֛י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay of Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np תָּלָ֥ה 𐤕𐤋𐤄 talah he hanged he suspended he suspended HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR הָ/עֵ֖ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the tree the tree the tree HTd/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR עֵ֣ת 𐤏𐤕 et time object marker time HNcbsc הָ/עָ֑רֶב 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁 haarev of evening the mingling-evening the evening twilight HTd/Ncmsa וּ/כְ/ב֣וֹא 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤅𐤀 ukhevo and at the coming and as entering and at the coming HC/R/Vqc הַ/שֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh of the sun the sun of the sun HTd/Ncbsa צִוָּ֨ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he commanded he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp וַ/יֹּרִ֧ידוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤃𐤅 vayoridu and they took down and they brought down and they brought down HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker [·] HTo נִבְלָת֣/וֹ 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nivelato his corpse his decayed carcass his carcass HNcfsc/Sp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/עֵ֗ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets-2 the tree the tree the tree HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayashelikhu and they threw and they hurled away and they threw HC/Vhw3mp אוֹתָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah it her [·] HTo/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el at toward to HR פֶּ֨תַח֙ 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach the entrance opening-of entrance-of HNcmsc שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar gate gateway of gateway of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּקִ֤ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayaqimu uku-ima (Bemba) and they raised and they raised up and they raised up HC/Vhw3mp עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv over it upon him over it HR/Sp3ms גַּל 𐤂𐤋 gal kala (Kongo) heap rolled heap rolled heap HNcmsc אֲבָנִ֣ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim of stones stones stones HNcfpa גָּד֔וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great great HAamsa עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to until HR הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms
Verse 31
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr צִוָּה֩ 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he commanded he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֨ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עֶֽבֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant serving-man servant of HNcmsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כַּ/כָּתוּב֙ 𐤊/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 kakatuv as it is written as written as written HRd/Vqsmsa בְּ/סֵ֨פֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 besefer in book in a written record of in a book of HR/Ncmsc תּוֹרַ֣ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat of the law instruction of instruction of HNcfsc מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 of Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp מִזְבַּח֙ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place altar of HNcmsc אֲבָנִ֣ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones stones stones HNcfpa שְׁלֵמ֔וֹת 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 shelemot whole whole ones whole ones HAafpa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הֵנִ֥יף 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤐 henif has been wielded he waved he waved HVhp3ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ן 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤍 aleyhen upon them upon them (fem.) upon them (fem.) HR/Sp3fp בַּרְזֶ֑ל 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 barezel iron iron iron HNcmsa וַ/יַּעֲל֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu Aleya (Bemba) and they offered they caused to ascend and they caused to go up HC/Vhw3mp עָלָ֤י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms עֹלוֹת֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 olot burnt offerings ascending-offerings whole-burnt-offerings HNcfpa לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np וַֽ/יִּזְבְּח֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 vayizebechu and they sacrificed they slaughtered for sacrifice and they sacrificed HC/Vqw3mp שְׁלָמִֽים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelamim peace offerings well-being offerings well-being offerings HNcmpa
Verse 33
וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) And all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/זְקֵנָ֡י/ו 𐤅/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uzeqenayv and its elders and his elders and his elders HC/Aampc/Sp3ms וְ/שֹׁטְרִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤈𐤓𐤉𐤌 veshoterim and officers and overseeing officials and officers HC/Vqrmpa וְ/שֹׁפְטָ֡י/ו 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤅 veshofetayv and its judges and his judging-ones and its judges HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3ms עֹמְדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 omedim ima (Bemba) stood standing ones standing ones HVqrmpa מִ/זֶּ֣ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh on this side from this on this side HR/Pdxms וּ/מִ/זֶּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤆𐤄 umizeh and on that side and from this one and on that side HC/R/Pdxms לָ/אָר֡וֹן 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 laaron of the ark to the chest of the ark HRd/Ncbsa נֶגֶד֩ 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged before in front of before HR הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa הַ/לְוִיִּ֜ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֣י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearers of bearing-ones of lifting-ones of HVqrmpc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of ark of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כַּ/גֵּר֙ 𐤊/𐤂𐤓 kager like the sojourner as a resident sojourner as a resident sojourner HRd/Ncmsa כָּֽ/אֶזְרָ֔ח 𐤊/𐤀𐤆𐤓𐤇 kaezerach like the native as a native-born one like the native HRd/Ncmsa חֶצְי/וֹ֙ 𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤅 chetseyo half of it its half its half HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward toward toward HR מ֣וּל 𐤌𐤅𐤋 mul in front of opposite to in front of HR הַר 𐤄𐤓 har Mount mountain of mountain of HNcmsc גְּרִזִ֔ים 𐤂𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 gerizim Gerizim Gerizim the Cut-Mount Gerizim HNp וְ/הַֽ/חֶצְי֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤅 vehachetseyo and the half of it and its half and the half of it HC/Td/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 toward toward toward HR מ֣וּל 𐤌𐤅𐤋 mul-2 in front of opposite to in front of HR הַר 𐤄𐤓 har-2 Mount mountain of mountain of HNcmsc עֵיבָ֑ל 𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤋 eyval Ebal Ebal Eyval HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr צִוָּ֜ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עֶֽבֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant serving-man servant of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/בָרֵ֛ךְ 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤊 levarekhe baraka (Swahili) to bless to bestow blessing to bless HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בָּ/רִאשֹׁנָֽה 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 barishonah first in the first (feminine) in the first HRd/Aafsa
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Verse 35
לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah there was he was / he became there was HVqp3ms דָבָ֔ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar Ndaba (Zulu) a word spoken matter word HNcmsa מִ/כֹּ֖ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol kila (Swahili) of all from the whole of from all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr צִוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which that HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn קָרָ֜א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qara read he called out he called out HVqp3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp נֶ֣גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged before in front of in front of HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc קְהַ֤ל 𐤒𐤄𐤋 qehal assembly assembly of assembly of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/הַ/נָּשִׁ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 vehanashim and the women and the women and the women HC/Td/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/טַּ֔ף 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤐 vehataf and the little ones the toddling little ones and the children HC/Td/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/גֵּ֖ר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤓 vehager and the sojourner and the resident foreigner and the resident foreigner HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/הֹלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄/𐤄𐤋𐤊 haholekhe who walks the one who walks the one who walks HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/קִרְבָּֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤌 beqirebam among them in their midst in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp