H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

and I, and all the people who are with me, will approach to the city. It shall happen, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them;

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

All the people, [supplied: even] the [supplied: men of] war who were with him, went up, and drew near, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

So they set the people, even all the host who was on the north of the city, and their liers-in-wait who were on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “which”

All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

There was not a man left in Ai or Beth El, who didn't go out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “who”

Yahweh said to Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai; for I will give it into your hand. Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

It happened, when Israel had made an end of killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned to Ai, and struck it with the edge of the sword.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

For Joshua didn't draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “that”

Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey to themselves, according to the word of Yahweh which he commanded Joshua.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of uncut stones, on which no man had lifted up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings to Yahweh, and sacrificed peace-offerings.

אֲשֶׁ֛ר 'a.Sher “which”

He wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua didn't read before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the foreigners who were among them.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “which”

It happened, when all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it;

אֲשֶׁר֩ 'a.Sher “who”

But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “[that] which”

They said to him, From a very far country your servants are come because of the name of Yahweh your God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “that”

and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “that”אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “who”אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “who”

and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are torn: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

It happened at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be on us, because of the oath which we swore to them.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

They answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told your servants, how that Yahweh your God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “this:”

That day Joshua made those wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Yahweh, to this day, in the place which he should choose.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

It happened, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, that Yahweh cast down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “[those] who”

Joshua said to them, Don't be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Yahweh do to all your enemies against whom you fight.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “whom”

It happened at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, to this very day.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “where”

Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and the king of it: he utterly destroyed them and all the souls who were therein; he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “who”