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Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua,

כַּאֲשֶׁר־ (כַּ) ka. “just”

So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (כַּ) ka. “just”כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to Joshua by Moses from the Lord had been done: then the people went over quickly.

כְּכֹ֛ל (כְּ) ke. “according to”

And when all the people had come to the other side, the ark of the Lord went over, and the priests, before the eyes of the people.

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ (כַּֽ) ka. “just”

And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went over armed before the children of Israel as Moses had said to them:

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jericho.

כְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (כְּ) ke. “about”

That day the Lord made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel; and all the days of his life they went in fear of him, as they had gone in fear of Moses.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

And when the priests who took up the ark of the Lord's agreement came up out of Jordan and their feet came out on to dry land, the waters of Jordan went back to their place, overflowing its edges as before.

כַּעֲל֨וֹת (כַּ) ka. “just as”כִתְמוֹל־ (כִ) khi “as”

For the Lord your God made the waters of Jordan dry before you till you had gone across, as he did to the Red Sea, drying it up before us till we had gone across:

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

Now when the news came to all the kings of the Amorites on the west side of Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites living by the sea, how the Lord had made the waters of Jordan dry before the children of Israel, till they had gone across, their hear

כִשְׁמֹ֣עַ (כִ) khi “when”

So when all the nation had undergone circumcision, they kept in their tents till they were well again.

כַּאֲשֶׁר־ (כַּ) ka. “just”

And at the sound of a long note on the horns, let all the people give a loud cry; and the wall of the town will come down flat, and all the people are to go straight forward.

כְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ (כְּ) ke. “just as”

So after Joshua had said this to the people, the seven priests with their seven horns went forward before the Lord, blowing on their horns: and the ark of the Lord's agreement went after them.

כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר (כֶּ) ke. “when”

Then on the seventh day they got up early, at the dawn of the day, and went round the town in the same way, but that day they went round it seven times.

כַּעֲל֣וֹת (כַּ) ka. “when”כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט (כַּ) ka. “according to the”

So the people gave a loud cry, and the horns were sounded; and on hearing the horns the people gave a loud cry, and the wall came down flat, so that the people went up into the town, every man going straight before him, and they took the town.

כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ (כִ) khi “when”

Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

Then they came back to Joshua and said to him, Do not send all the people up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and make an attack on Ai; there is no need for all the people to be tired with the journey there, for it is only a small town.

כְּאַלְפַּ֣יִם (כְּ) ke. “about”כִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (כִּ) ki “about”

So about three thousand of the people went up, and were sent in flight by the men of Ai.

כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (כִּ) ki “about”

The men of Ai put to death about thirty-six of them, driving them from before the town as far as the stoneworks, and overcoming them on the way down: and the hearts of the people became like water.

כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (כִּ) ki “about”

And Achan, answering, said to Joshua, Truly I have done wrong against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I have done:

וְכָזֹ֥את (כָ) kha. “like”וְכָזֹ֖את (כָ) kha. “like”

And you are to do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king: but their goods and their cattle you may take for yourselves: let a secret force be stationed to make a surprise attack on the town from the back.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

And I and all the people with me will come near the town, and when they come out against us as they did before, we will go in flight from them;

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

And they will come out after us, till we have got them away from the town; for they will say, They have gone in flight from us as before; so we will go in flight before them;

כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (כַּ) ka. “just”

And when you have taken the town, put fire to it, as the Lord has said: see, I have given you your orders.

כְּתָפְשְׂכֶ֣ם (כְּ) ke. “when”כִּדְבַ֥ר (כִּ) ki “according to”

And taking about five thousand men, he put them in position for a surprise attack on the west side of Ai, between Beth-el and Ai.

כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת (כַּ) ka. “about”