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And Joshua calleth for them, and speaketh unto them, saying, `Why have ye deceived us, saying, We are very far from you, and ye in our midst dwelling?

וְאַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off `from being' a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'

וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֹטְבֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they answer Joshua and say, `Because it was certainly declared to thy servants, that Jehovah thy God commanded Moses His servant to give to you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; and we fear greatly for ourselves because of you, and we do this thing;

וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד (וּ) u. “and”

and now, lo, we `are' in thy hand, as `it is' good, and as `it is' right in thine eyes to do to us -- do.'

וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַיָּשָׁ֧ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And he doth to them so, and delivereth them from the hand of the sons of Israel, and they have not slain them;

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

and Joshua maketh them on that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the company, and for the altar of Jehovah, unto this day, at the place which He doth choose.

וְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵי (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְמִזְבַּ֤ח (וּ) u. “and”

And it cometh to pass, when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heareth that Joshua hath captured Ai, and doth devote it (as he had done to Jericho and to her king so he hath done to Ai and to her king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon have made peace with Israel, and are in their midst, --

וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ (וּ) u. “and”וְכִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

that they are greatly afraid, because Gibeon `is' a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it `is' greater than Ai, and all its men -- heroes.

וְכִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sendeth unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

`Come up unto me, and help me, and we smite Gibeon, for it hath made peace with Joshua, and with the sons of Israel.'

וְעִזְרֻ֔נִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְנַכֶּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And five kings of the Amorite (the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon) are gathered together, and go up, they and all their camps, and encamp against Gibeon, and fight against it.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men of Gibeon send unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, saying, `Let not thy hand cease from thy servants; come up unto us `with' haste, and give safety to us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorite, dwelling in the hill-country, have been assembled against us.'

וְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joshua goeth up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, even all the mighty men of valour.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

and Jehovah doth crush them before Israel, and it smiteth them -- a great smiting -- at Gibeon, and pursueth them the way of the ascent of Beth-Horon, and smiteth them unto Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, in their fleeing from the face of Israel -- they `are' in the descent of Beth-Horon -- and Jehovah hath cast upon them great stones out of the heavens, unto Azekah, and they die; more are they who have died by the hailstones than they whom the sons of Israel have slain by the sword.

וַֽיהוָ֡ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

Then speaketh Joshua to Jehovah in the day of Jehovah's giving up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he saith, before the eyes of Israel, `Sun -- in Gibeon stand still; and moon -- in the valley of Ajalon;'

וְיָרֵ֖חַ (וְ) ve. “and”

and the sun standeth still, and the moon hath stood -- till the nation taketh vengeance `on' its enemies; is it not written on the Book of the Upright, `and the sun standeth in the midst of the heavens, and hath not hasted to go in -- as a perfect day?'

וְיָרֵ֣חַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there hath not been like that day before it or after it, for Jehovah's hearkening to the voice of a man; for Jehovah is fighting for Israel.

וְלֹ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַחֲרָ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, unto the camp at Gilgal.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joshua saith, `Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;

וְהַפְקִ֧ידוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

and ye, stand not, pursue after your enemies, and ye have smitten the hindmost of them; suffer them not to go in unto their cities, for Jehovah your God hath given them into your hand.'

וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, when Joshua and the sons of Israel finish to smite them -- a very great smiting, till they are consumed, and the remnant who have remained of them go in unto the fenced cities,

וּבְנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְהַשְּׂרִידִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joshua saith, `Open ye the mouth of the cave, and bring out unto me these five kings from the cave;'

וְהוֹצִ֣יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Joshua saith unto them, `Fear not, nor be affrighted; be strong and courageous; for thus doth Jehovah do to all your enemies with whom ye are fighting;'

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִמְצ֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Makkedah hath Joshua captured on that day, and he smiteth it by the mouth of the sword, and its king he hath devoted, them and every person who `is' in it -- he hath not left a remnant; and he doth to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”