Category Archives: Joshua

רַ֣ק הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּשְׁלַל֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔יא בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־יְהֹושֻֽׁעַ׃ Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Yisraʾel plundered for themselves, according to the word of YHWH which He commanded Yehoshua.   Morphology רַ֣ק (raq) … Continue reading →

וִיהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ לֹֽא־הֵשִׁ֣יב יָדֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָ֖ה בַּכִּידֹ֑ון עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱרִ֔ים אֵ֖ת כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָעָֽי׃ And Yehoshua did not draw back his hand that he stretched out with the spear until he had devoted all the inhabitants of ʿAi to destruction.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיְהִי֩ כָל־הַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜ים בַּיֹּ֤ום הַהוּא֙ מֵאִ֣ישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף כֹּ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃ And all who fell on that day, from man to woman, were twelve thousand, all the men of ʿAi.   Morphology וַיְהִי֩ (vayhi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י כְּכַלֹּ֣ות יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל לַהֲרֹג֩ אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֨י הָעַ֜י בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רְדָפ֣וּם בֹּ֔ו וַֽיִּפְּל֥וּ כֻלָּ֛ם לְפִי־חֶ֖רֶב עַד־תֻּמָּ֑ם וַיָּשֻׁ֤בוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָעַ֔י וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ And it was when Yisraʾel had finished killing all the inhabitants of ʿAi in the field, in the wilderness … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ הָעַ֖י תָּ֣פְשׂוּ חָ֑י וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ אֹתֹ֖ו אֶל־יְהֹושֻֽׁעַ׃ And the king of ʿAi they seized alive and brought him near to Yehoshua.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker with conjunction; Translation: “and”; Notes: Introduces the … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֨לֶּה יָצְא֤וּ מִן־הָעִיר֙ לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ אֵ֥לֶּה מִזֶּ֖ה וְאֵ֣לֶּה מִזֶּ֑ה וַיַּכּ֣וּ אֹותָ֔ם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־לֹ֖ו שָׂרִ֥יד וּפָלִֽיט׃ And these went out from the city to meet them, and they were in the midst of Yisraʾel, these on this side and … Continue reading →

וִיהֹושֻׁ֨עַ וְכָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל רָא֗וּ כִּֽי־לָכַ֤ד הָֽאֹרֵב֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וְכִ֥י עָלָ֖ה עֲשַׁ֣ן הָעִ֑יר וַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּ וַיַּכּ֖וּ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃ And Yehoshua and all Yisraʾel saw that the ambush had taken the city and that the smoke of the city had ascended, and they turned back … Continue reading →

וַיִּפְנ֣וּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ הָעַ֨י אַחֲרֵיהֶ֜ם וַיִּרְא֗וּ וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָלָ֜ה עֲשַׁ֤ן הָעִיר֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה בָהֶ֥ם יָדַ֛יִם לָנ֖וּס הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וְהָעָם֙ הַנָּ֣ס הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר נֶהְפַּ֖ךְ אֶל־הָרֹודֵֽף׃ And the men of ʿAi turned after them and saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended to … Continue reading →

וְהָאֹורֵ֡ב קָם֩ מְהֵרָ֨ה מִמְּקֹומֹ֤ו וַיָּר֨וּצוּ֙ כִּנְטֹ֣ות יָדֹ֔ו וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ הָעִ֖יר וַֽיִּלְכְּד֑וּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲר֔וּ וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And the ambush arose quickly from its place, and they ran as soon as he stretched out his hand, and they entered the city and took … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ נְ֠טֵה בַּכִּידֹ֤ון אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הָעַ֔י כִּ֥י בְיָדְךָ֖ אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה וַיֵּ֧ט יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ בַּכִּידֹ֥ון אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדֹ֖ו אֶל־הָעִֽיר׃ And YHWH said to Yehoshua, “Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward ʿAi, for into your hand I will give it.” And … Continue reading →

וְלֹֽא־נִשְׁאַ֣ר אִ֗ישׁ בָּעַי֙ וּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָצְא֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ אֶת־הָעִיר֙ פְּתוּחָ֔ה וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And there was not left a man in ʿAi or Beit-ʾEl who did not go out after Yisraʾel, and they left the city open … Continue reading →

וַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּ כָּל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִיר לִרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ וַיִּנָּתְק֖וּ מִן־הָעִֽיר׃ And all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them, and they pursued after Yehoshua and were drawn away from the city.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּ יְהֹושֻׁ֥עַ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ And Yehoshua and all Yisraʾel were routed before them, and they fled by the way of the wilderness.   Morphology וַיִּנָּֽגְע֛וּ (vayyinnageʿu) – Root: נגע (nagaʿ); Form: Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י כִּרְאֹ֣ות מֶֽלֶךְ־הָעַ֗י וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּ וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּ וַיֵּצְא֣וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָעִ֣יר לִקְרַֽאת־֠יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה ה֧וּא וְכָל־עַמֹּ֛ו לַמֹּועֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּֽי־אֹרֵ֥ב לֹ֖ו מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃ And it came to pass, when the king of ʿAi saw it, they hurried and rose early and the … Continue reading →

וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ הָעָ֜ם אֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֙ מִצְּפֹ֣ון לָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־עֲקֵבֹ֖ו מִיָּ֣ם לָעִ֑יר וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הַה֖וּא בְּתֹ֥וךְ הָעֵֽמֶק׃ And the people placed all the camp that was north of the city, and its rear guard west of the city, and Yehoshua went that … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֕ח כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּ֨שֶׂם אֹותָ֜ם אֹרֵ֗ב בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֥ם לָעִֽיר׃ And he took about five thousand men and set them as an ambush between Beit-ʾEl and ʿAi, to the west of the city.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֕ח (vayyiqqaḥ) … Continue reading →

וְכָל־הָעָ֨ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתֹּ֗ו עָלוּ֙ וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ נֶ֣גֶד הָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ מִצְּפֹ֣ון לָעַ֔י וְהַגַּ֖י בֵּינֹו וּבֵין־הָעָֽי׃ And all the people of war who were with him went up and approached and came before the city, and they camped north of ʿAi, … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּפְקֹ֖ד אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל ה֜וּא וְזִקְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם הָעָֽי׃ And Yehoshua rose early in the morning and mustered the people, and he and the elders of Yisraʾel went up before the people to ʿAi.   Morphology וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־הַמַּאְרָ֔ב וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֣ם לָעָ֑י וַיָּ֧לֶן יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הַה֖וּא בְּתֹ֥וךְ הָעָֽם׃ And Yehoshua sent them, and they went to the ambush and lay between Beit-ʾEl and Haʿay, to the west of ʿAi, and Yehoshua … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֞ה כְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣ם אֶת־הָעִ֗יר תַּצִּ֤יתוּ אֶת־הָעִיר֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ רְא֖וּ צִוִּ֥יתִי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ And it shall be, when you seize the city, you shall set the city on fire; according to the word of YHWH you shall do. See, I have … Continue reading →

וְאַתֶּ֗ם תָּקֻ֨מוּ֙ מֵהָ֣אֹורֵ֔ב וְהֹורַשְׁתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הָעִ֑יר וּנְתָנָ֛הּ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃ And you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, and YHWH your God will give it into your hand.   Morphology וְאַתֶּ֗ם (ve-atem) – Root: אתם (atem); Form: Personal … Continue reading →

וְיָצְא֣וּ אַחֲרֵ֗ינוּ עַ֣ד הַתִּיקֵ֤נוּ אֹותָם֙ מִן־הָעִ֔יר כִּ֣י יֹֽאמְר֔וּ נָסִ֣ים לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְנַ֖סְנוּ לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ And they will come out after us until we draw them away from the city, for they will say, ‘They are fleeing before us as at … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֗י וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתִּ֔י נִקְרַ֖ב אֶל־הָעִ֑יר וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יֵצְא֤וּ לִקְרָאתֵ֨נוּ֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֔ה וְנַ֖סְנוּ לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ And I and all the people who are with me will approach the city, and it shall be when they come out to meet us as at … Continue reading →

וַיְצַ֨ו אֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר רְ֠אוּ אַתֶּ֞ם אֹרְבִ֤ים לָעִיר֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר אַל־תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ מִן־הָעִ֖יר מְאֹ֑ד וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם נְכֹנִֽים׃ And he commanded them, saying, “See, you are lying in ambush for the city behind the city; do not go far from the city, but … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֧קָם יְהֹושֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־עַ֥ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לַעֲלֹ֣ות הָעָ֑י וַיִּבְחַ֣ר יְ֠הֹושֻׁעַ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף אִישׁ֙ גִּבֹּורֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם לָֽיְלָה׃ And Yehoshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to ʿAi, and Yehoshua chose thirty thousand men, mighty warriors, and sent them … Continue reading →

וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ לָעַ֜י וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשִׂ֤יתָ לִֽירִיחֹו֙ וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ רַק־שְׁלָלָ֥הּ וּבְהֶמְתָּ֖הּ תָּבֹ֣זּוּ לָכֶ֑ם שִׂים־לְךָ֥ אֹרֵ֛ב לָעִ֖יר מֵאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃ And you shall do to ʿAi and to its king as you did to Yeriḥo and to its king; only its spoil and its livestock … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ אַל־תִּירָ֣א וְאַל־תֵּחָ֔ת קַ֣ח עִמְּךָ֗ אֵ֚ת כָּל־עַ֣ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְק֖וּם עֲלֵ֣ה הָעָ֑י רְאֵ֣ה נָתַ֣תִּי בְיָדְךָ֗ אֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ הָעַי֙ וְאֶת־עַמֹּ֔ו וְאֶת־עִירֹ֖ו וְאֶת־אַרְצֹֽו׃ And YHWH said to Yehoshua, “Do not fear nor be dismayed; take with you all the people of war … Continue reading →

וַיָּקִ֨ימוּ עָלָ֜יו גַּל־אֲבָנִ֣ים גָּדֹ֗ול עַ֚ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וַיָּ֥שָׁב יְהוָ֖ה מֵחֲרֹ֣ון אַפֹּ֑ו עַל־֠כֵּן קָרָ֞א שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּקֹ֤ום הַהוּא֙ עֵ֣מֶק עָכֹ֔ור עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And they raised over him a great heap of stones to this day, and YHWH turned from the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ מֶ֣ה עֲכַרְתָּ֔נוּ יַעְכֳּרְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ אֹתֹ֤ו כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶ֔בֶן וַיִּשְׂרְפ֤וּ אֹתָם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וַיִּסְקְל֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ And Yehoshua said, “Why have you troubled us? YHWH will trouble you this day.” And all Yisraʾel stoned him with stone, and … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֣ח יְהֹושֻׁ֣עַ אֶת־עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־זֶ֡רַח וְאֶת־הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְאֶת־הָאַדֶּ֣רֶת וְֽאֶת־לְשֹׁ֣ון הַזָּהָ֡ב וְֽאֶת־בָּנָ֡יו וְֽאֶת־בְּנֹתָ֡יו וְאֶת־שֹׁורֹו֩ וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֹ֨ו וְאֶת־צֹאנֹ֤ו וְאֶֽת־אָהֳלֹו֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֔ו וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמֹּ֑ו וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם עֵ֥מֶק עָכֹֽור׃ And Yehoshua took ʿAḵan son of Zeraḥ, and the silver, and the mantle, and the tongue of gold, and … Continue reading →