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And the city shall be accursed, it and all that is in it, 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”

And the people shouted, and they blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass when the people heard the sound of the trumpets, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat; and the people went up into the city, each one 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, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

בָּעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”

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

וְהָעִ֛יר (עִ֛יר) 'Ir “city”

And Joshua swore at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah who shall rise up and build this city Jericho! In his first-born shall he lay its foundation, and in his youngest son shall he set up its gates.

הָעִ֤יר (עִ֤יר) 'Ir “city”

And Jehovah said to Joshua, Fear not, neither be dismayed. Take with thee all the people of war, 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 to its king as thou didst to Jericho and to its king; only, the spoil thereof and the cattle thereof shall ye take as prey for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city behind it.

לָעִ֖יר (עִ֖יר) 'Ir “city”

And he commanded them, saying, See, ye shall be in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, and be all of you 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 to 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 from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first; and we will flee before them.

הָעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”

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

הָעִ֑יר (עִ֑יר) 'Ir “city”

And it shall be when ye have taken 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 of war that were with him went up, and drew near, and came before the city; and they encamped on the north of Ai; and the valley was between them and Ai.

הָעִ֑יר (עִ֑יר) 'Ir “city”

Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.

לָעִֽיר׃ (עִֽיר) 'Ir “city”

And when they had set the people, the whole camp on the north of the city, and their ambush on the west of the city, 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 the men of the city hasted and rose early, and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the appointed place before the plain. 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 not a man remained in Ai and Bethel that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

הָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”

And Jehovah said to 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 he had in his hand toward the city.

הָעִֽיר׃ (עִֽיר) 'Ir “city”

And the ambush arose quickly from their place, and they ran when he stretched out his hand, and came into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.

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

And the men of Ai turned and saw, and behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way; and the people that fled to the wilderness turned upon the pursuers.

הָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”

When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up, they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.

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

And the others went 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, until they let none of them escape or flee away.

הָעִיר֙ (עִיר֙) 'Ir “city”

Only, the cattle and the spoil of the city Israel took as prey to themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which he had commanded Joshua.

הָעִ֣יר (עִ֣יר) 'Ir “city”

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the evening; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcase down from the tree, and threw it down at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised upon it a great heap of stones, [supplied: which remains] to this day.

הָעִ֔יר (עִ֔יר) 'Ir “city”