H5892B–עִיר–ir

And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

הָעִ֥יר (עִ֥יר) 'Ir “city”

So the people shouted, and [supplied: the priests] blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

הָעִ֙ירָה֙ (עִ֙ירָ) 'I.ra “city”הָעִֽיר׃ (עִֽיר) 'Ir “city”

And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

בָּעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”

And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah.

וְהָעִ֛יר (עִ֛יר) 'Ir “city”

And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

הָעִ֤יר (עִ֤יר) 'Ir “city”

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land;

עִיר֖וֹ (עִיר֖) i.R “city”

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: set thee an ambush for the city behind it.

לָעִ֖יר (עִ֖יר) 'Ir “city”

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

לָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”הָעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”הָעִ֖יר (עִ֖יר) 'Ir “city”

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

הָעִ֑יר (עִ֑יר) 'Ir “city”

and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: so we will flee before them;

הָעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”

and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.

הָעִ֑יר (עִ֑יר) 'Ir “city”

And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Jehovah shall ye do: see, I have commanded you.

הָעִ֗יר (עִ֗יר) 'Ir “city”הָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”

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

הָעִ֑יר (עִ֑יר) 'Ir “city”

And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

לָעִֽיר׃ (עִֽיר) 'Ir “city”

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

לָעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”לָעִ֑יר (עִ֑יר) 'Ir “city”

And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

הָעִ֣יר (עִ֣יר) 'Ir “city”הָעִֽיר׃ (עִֽיר) 'Ir “city”

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

הָעִֽיר׃ (עִֽיר) 'Ir “city”

And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

הָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thy hand. And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.

הָעִֽיר׃ (עִֽיר) 'Ir “city”

And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire.

הָעִ֖יר (עִ֖יר) 'Ir “city”הָעִ֖יר (עִ֖יר) 'Ir “city”

And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

הָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”

And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.

הָעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”הָעִ֑יר (עִ֑יר) 'Ir “city”

And the others came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

הָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”

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

הָעִ֣יר (עִ֣יר) 'Ir “city”

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

הָעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”