Joshua 5
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasכִשְׁמֹ֣עַwhen heardכָּל־allמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofהָאֱמֹרִ֡יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁר֩whoבְּעֵ֨בֶרwere on the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןthe Jordanיָ֗מָּהwest -wardוְכָל־and allמַלְכֵ֤יthe kings ofהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙the Canaanitesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoעַל־were atהַיָּ֔םthe seaאֵ֠תobj.אֲשֶׁר־they heard this:הוֹבִ֨ישׁhe had dried upיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶת־obj.מֵ֧יthe waters ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןthe Jordanמִפְּנֵ֥יfrom beforeבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelעַד־untilעָבְרָ֑םpassing over theyוַיִּמַּ֣סand it meltedלְבָבָ֗םheart theirוְלֹא־and notהָ֨יָהit wasבָ֥םin the themעוֹד֙stillר֔וּחַspiritמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
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וְזֶ֥הand thisהַדָּבָ֖רis the reasonאֲשֶׁר־whyמָ֣לhe circumcisedיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַJoshuaכָּל־allהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַיֹּצֵא֩which had come outמִמִּצְרַ֨יִםfrom Egyptהַזְּכָרִ֜יםthe malesכֹּ֣ל׀allאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הthe warמֵ֤תוּthey had diedבַמִּדְבָּר֙in the wildernessבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְon the wayבְּצֵאתָ֖םwhen went out theyמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃from Egypt
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כִּ֣י׀forאַרְבָּעִ֣יםfortyשָׁנָ֗הyearsהָלְכ֣וּthey had walkedבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Israelבַּמִּדְבָּר֒in the wildernessעַד־untilתֹּ֨םwas finishedכָּל־allהַגּ֜וֹיthe nationאַנְשֵׁ֤יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָה֙the warהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםwho came outמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egyptאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoלֹֽא־notשָׁמְע֖וּthey had listenedבְּק֣וֹלto the voice ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֨רwhomנִשְׁבַּ֤עhe had swornיְהוָה֙Yahwehלָהֶ֔םto the themלְבִלְתִּ֞יto notהַרְאוֹתָ֣םto let to see themאֶת־obj.הָאָ֗רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁר֩whichנִשְׁבַּ֨עhe had swornיְהוָ֤הYahwehלַֽאֲבוֹתָם֙to fathers theirלָ֣תֶתto giveלָ֔נוּto the usאֶ֛רֶץa landזָבַ֥תflowing ofחָלָ֖בmilkוּדְבָֽשׁ׃and honey
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaהַיּ֗וֹםthis dayגַּלּ֛וֹתִיI have rolled awayאֶת־obj.חֶרְפַּ֥תthe reproach ofמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptמֵעֲלֵיכֶ֑םfrom on the youוַיִּקְרָ֞אand he calledשֵׁ֣םthe name ofהַמָּק֤וֹםthe placeהַהוּא֙the thatגִּלְגָּ֔לGilgalעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨תand it ceasedהַמָּ֜ןthe mannaמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תfrom the next dayבְּאָכְלָם֙when ate theyמֵעֲב֣וּרsome of the produce ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְלֹא־and notהָ֥יָהit belongedע֛וֹדagainלִבְנֵ֥יto the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelמָ֑ןmannaוַיֹּאכְל֗וּand they ateמִתְּבוּאַת֙some of the produce ofאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofכְּנַ֔עַןCanaanבַּשָּׁנָ֖הin the yearהַהִֽיא׃ סthe that
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasבִּֽהְי֣וֹתwhen wasיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮Joshuaבִּירִיחוֹ֒at Jerichoוַיִּשָּׂ֤אand he lifted upעֵינָיו֙eyes hisוַיַּ֔רְאand he sawוְהִנֵּה־and there!אִישׁ֙a manעֹמֵ֣דwas standingלְנֶגְדּ֔וֹto before himוְחַרְבּ֥וֹand sword hisשְׁלוּפָ֖הwas drawnבְּיָד֑וֹin hand hisוַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he wentיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַJoshuaאֵלָיו֙to himוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֔וֹto the himהֲלָ֥נוּ¿ for the usאַתָּ֖הare youאִם־or?לְצָרֵֽינוּ׃for foes our
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀and he saidלֹ֗אIn-כִּ֛יdeedאֲנִ֥יIשַׂר־am the commander ofצְבָֽא־the army ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehעַתָּ֣הnowבָ֑אתִיI have comeוַיִּפֹּל֩and he fellיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַJoshuaאֶל־toפָּנָ֥יוface hisאַ֙רְצָה֙the ground towardsוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּand he bowed downוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֔וֹto the himמָ֥הwhat?אֲדֹנִ֖יis lord myמְדַבֵּ֥רsayingאֶל־toעַבְדּֽוֹ׃servant his
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidשַׂר־the commander ofצְבָ֨אthe army ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַJoshuaשַׁל־take offנַֽעַלְךָ֙sandal yourמֵעַ֣לfrom onרַגְלֶ֔ךָfoot yourכִּ֣יforהַמָּק֗וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאַתָּ֛הyouעֹמֵ֥דare standingעָלָ֖יוon itקֹ֣דֶשׁis a holy placeה֑וּאitוַיַּ֥עַשׂand he didיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaכֵּֽן׃thus
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