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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Verse 1 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּירָ֣א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira tina (Bemba) fear may you fear HVqj2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and not and do not HC/Tn תֵּחָ֔ת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 techat be dismayed may you be shattered HVNj2ms קַ֣ח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! HVqv2ms עִמְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am people gathered people HNcmsc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah of war the battle HTd/Ncfsa וְ/ק֖וּם 𐤅/𐤒𐤅𐤌 vequm and arise and rise up HC/Vqv2ms עֲלֵ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh go up leaf of HVqv2ms הָ/עָ֑י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np רְאֵ֣ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh see See! HVqv2ms נָתַ֣תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have given I gave HVqp1cs בְ/יָדְ/ךָ֗ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 veyadekha into your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king 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 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 HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To אַרְצֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅 aretso his land his land HNcbsc/Sp3ms
Verse 14 וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms כִּ/רְא֣וֹת 𐤊/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 kireot when seeing as seeing HR/Vqc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king 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 HC/Vpw3mp וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayashekimu and rose early and they rose early HC/Vhw3mp וַ/יֵּצְא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵֽׁי 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of HNcmpc הָ/עִ֣יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa לִ/קְרַֽאת 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַֽ/מִּלְחָמָ֞ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah for battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa ה֧וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc עַמּ֛/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms לַ/מּוֹעֵ֖ד 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 lamoed at the appointed time to the appointed time HRd/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הָֽ/עֲרָבָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 haaravah the plain the arid plain HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הוּא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu but he and he HC/Pp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָדַ֔ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada knew he knew HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אֹרֵ֥ב 𐤀𐤓𐤁 orev an ambush ambusher HVqrmsa ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 for him HR/Sp3ms מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 meacharey behind from behind HR/R הָ/עִֽיר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair-2 the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 20 וַ/יִּפְנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤍𐤅 vayifenu and they turned they turned HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵׁי֩ 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men 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 HR/Sp3mp וַ/יִּרְא֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu and they saw and they saw HC/Vqw3mp וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm עָלָ֜ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah had ascended he ascended HVqp3ms עֲשַׁ֤ן 𐤏𐤔𐤍 ashan smoke smoke HNcmsc הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יְמָ/ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌/𐤄 hashamayemah to the sky the lofty expanses-ward HTd/Ncmpa/Sd וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and no and not HC/Tn הָיָ֨ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah there was he was / he became HVqp3ms בָ/הֶ֥ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in them HR/Sp3mp יָדַ֛יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim power two hands HNcbda לָ/נ֖וּס 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤎 lanus to flee to flee HR/Vqc הֵ֣נָּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 henah this way to here HD וָ/הֵ֑נָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vahenah or that and thereward HC/D וְ/הָ/עָם֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the gathered people HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/נָּ֣ס 𐤄/𐤍𐤎 hanas who were fleeing the fleeing one HTd/Vqrmsa הַ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 hamidebar to the wilderness the grazing steppe HTd/Ncmsa נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊 nehepakhe turned he was overturned HVNp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR הָ/רוֹדֵֽף 𐤄/𐤓𐤅𐤃𐤐 harodef the pursuers the pursuing one HTd/Vqrmsa
Verse 24 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/כַלּ֣וֹת 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 kekhalot when ... had finished as bringing to completion HR/Vpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַ/הֲרֹג֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂 laharog killing to kill HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יֹשְׁבֵ֨י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey the inhabitants 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 HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/מִּדְבָּר֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr רְדָפ֣וּ/ם 𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅/𐤌 redafum they pursued them they pursued them HVqp3cp/Sp3mp בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּפְּל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 vayipelu and they fell and they fell HC/Vqw3mp כֻלָּ֛/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 khulam all of them the whole of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi by the edge according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חֶ֖רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev of the sword blade of destruction HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR תֻּמָּ֑/ם 𐤕𐤌/𐤌 tumam they were finished their being complete HVqc/Sp3mp וַ/יָּשֻׁ֤בוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu and returned and they turned back HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all 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 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 HR/Ncmsc חָֽרֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 charev of the sword destroying blade HNcfsa
Verse 29 וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker HC/To מֶ֧לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc הָ/עַ֛י 𐤄/𐤏𐤉 haay of Ai the Ruin-City the Ay HTd/Np תָּלָ֥ה 𐤕𐤋𐤄 talah he hanged he suspended HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הָ/עֵ֖ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the tree the tree HTd/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עֵ֣ת 𐤏𐤕 et time object marker HNcbsc הָ/עָ֑רֶב 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁 haarev of evening the mingling-evening HTd/Ncmsa וּ/כְ/ב֣וֹא 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤅𐤀 ukhevo and at the coming and as entering HC/R/Vqc הַ/שֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh of the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa צִוָּ֨ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah 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 HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo נִבְלָת֣/וֹ 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nivelato his corpse his decayed carcass HNcfsc/Sp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/עֵ֗ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets-2 the tree the tree HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayashelikhu and they threw and they hurled away HC/Vhw3mp אוֹתָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah it her HTo/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el at toward HR פֶּ֨תַח֙ 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach the entrance opening-of HNcmsc שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar gate gateway of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּקִ֤ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayaqimu and they raised and they raised up HC/Vhw3mp עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv over it upon him HR/Sp3ms גַּל 𐤂𐤋 gal heap rolled heap HNcmsc אֲבָנִ֣ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim of stones stones HNcfpa גָּד֔וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great HAamsa עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to HR הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms
Verse 31 כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּה֩ 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֨ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עֶֽבֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant serving-man 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 HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כַּ/כָּתוּב֙ 𐤊/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 kakatuv as it is written as written HRd/Vqsmsa בְּ/סֵ֨פֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 besefer in book in a written record of HR/Ncmsc תּוֹרַ֣ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat of the law instruction of HNcfsc מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 of Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp מִזְבַּח֙ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place HNcmsc אֲבָנִ֣ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones stones HNcfpa שְׁלֵמ֔וֹת 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 shelemot whole whole ones HAafpa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הֵנִ֥יף 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤐 henif has been wielded he waved HVhp3ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ן 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤍 aleyhen upon them upon them (fem.) HR/Sp3fp בַּרְזֶ֑ל 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 barezel iron iron HNcmsa וַ/יַּעֲל֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu and they offered they caused to ascend HC/Vhw3mp עָלָ֤י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him HR/Sp3ms עֹלוֹת֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 olot burnt offerings ascending-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 HC/Vqw3mp שְׁלָמִֽים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelamim peace offerings well-being offerings HNcmpa
Verse 33 וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And all and whole of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/זְקֵנָ֡י/ו 𐤅/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uzeqenayv and its elders and his elders HC/Aampc/Sp3ms וְ/שֹׁטְרִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤈𐤓𐤉𐤌 veshoterim and officers and overseeing officials HC/Vqrmpa וְ/שֹׁפְטָ֡י/ו 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤅 veshofetayv and its judges and his judging-ones HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3ms עֹמְדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 omedim stood standing ones HVqrmpa מִ/זֶּ֣ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh on this side from this HR/Pdxms וּ/מִ/זֶּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤆𐤄 umizeh and on that side and from this one HC/R/Pdxms לָ/אָר֡וֹן 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 laaron of the ark to the chest HRd/Ncbsa נֶגֶד֩ 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged before in front of HR הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the 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 HVqrmpc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כַּ/גֵּר֙ 𐤊/𐤂𐤓 kager like the sojourner as a resident sojourner HRd/Ncmsa כָּֽ/אֶזְרָ֔ח 𐤊/𐤀𐤆𐤓𐤇 kaezerach like the native as a native-born one HRd/Ncmsa חֶצְי/וֹ֙ 𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤅 chetseyo half of it its half HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el toward toward HR מ֣וּל 𐤌𐤅𐤋 mul in front of opposite to HR הַר 𐤄𐤓 har Mount 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 HC/Td/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 toward toward HR מ֣וּל 𐤌𐤅𐤋 mul-2 in front of opposite to HR הַר 𐤄𐤓 har-2 Mount mountain of HNcmsc עֵיבָ֑ל 𐤏𐤉𐤁𐤋 eyval Ebal Ebal Eyval HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֜ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עֶֽבֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant serving-man HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/בָרֵ֛ךְ 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤊 levarekhe to bless to bestow blessing HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בָּ/רִאשֹׁנָֽה 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤄 barishonah first in the first (feminine) HRd/Aafsa