H9005–/ל–l

And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;

לָעִֽיר׃ (לָ) la. “of the”

and they set the people, all the camp which `is' on the north of the city, and its rear on the west of the city, and Joshua goeth on that night into the midst of the valley.

לָעִ֔יר (לָ) la. “of the”לָעִ֑יר (לָ) la. “of the”

And it cometh to pass, when the king of Ai seeth `it', that hasten, and rise early, and go out do the men of the city to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people, at the appointed season, at the front of the plain, and he hath not known that an ambush `is' against him, on the rear of the city.

לִקְרַֽאת־ (לִ) li “to”לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה (לַֽ) la. “for <the>”לַמּוֹעֵ֖ד (לַ) la. “to the”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”

And Joshua and all Israel `seem' stricken before them, and flee the way of the wilderness,

לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “<to>”

and all the people who `are' in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,

לִרְדֹּ֖ף (לִ) li “to”

And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither -- and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer, --

לָנ֖וּס (לָ) la. “to”

and these have come out from the city to meet them, and they are in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that, and they smite them till he hath not left to them a remnant and escaped one;

לִקְרָאתָ֔ם (לִ) li “to”לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

And it cometh to pass, at Israel's finishing to slay all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them (and they fall all of them by the mouth of the sword till their consumption), that all Israel turn back to Ai, and smite it by the mouth of the sword;

לַהֲרֹג֩ (לַ) la. “to”לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

only, the cattle and the spoil of that city have Israel spoiled for themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which He commanded Joshua.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Then doth Joshua build an altar to Jehovah, God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

as Moses, servant of Jehovah, commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses -- an altar of whole stones, over which he hath not waved iron -- and they cause to go up upon it burnt-offerings to Jehovah, and sacrifice peace-offerings;

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

and he writeth there on the stones the copy of the law of Moses, which he hath written in the presence of the sons of Israel.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And all Israel, and its elders, and authorities, and its judges, are standing on this side and on that of the ark, over-against the priests, the Levites, bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the sojourner as the native, half of them over-against mount Gerizim, and the half of them over-against mount Ebal, as Moses servant of Jehovah commanded to bless the people of Israel at the first.

לָאָר֡וֹן (לָ) la. “of the”לְבָרֵ֛ךְ (לְ) le. “to”

that they gather themselves together to fight with Joshua, and with Israel -- one mouth.

לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”

And the inhabitants of Gibeon have heard that which Joshua hath done to Jericho and to Ai,

לִֽירִיח֖וֹ (לִֽ) li. “to”וְלָעָֽי׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,

לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם (לַ) la. “for”

And they go unto Joshua, unto the camp at Gilgal, and say unto him, and unto the men of Israel, `From a land far off we have come, and now, make with us a covenant;'

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, `It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?'

לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And they say unto him, `From a land very far off have thy servants come, for the name of Jehovah thy God, for we have heard His fame, and all that He hath done in Egypt,

לְשֵׁ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

and all that He hath done to the two kings of the Amorite who `are' beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who `is' in Ashtaroth.

לִשְׁנֵי֙ (לִ) li “to”לְסִיחוֹן֙ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְע֥וֹג (לְ) le. “to”

`And our elders, and all the inhabitants of our land speak unto us, saying, Take in your hand provision for the way, and go to meet them, and ye have said unto them, Your servants we `are', and now, make with us a covenant;

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַדֶּ֔רֶךְ (לַ) la. “for the”לִקְרָאתָ֑ם (לִ) li “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

this our bread -- hot we provided ourselves with it out of our houses, on the day of our coming out to go unto you, and now, lo, it is dry, and hath been crumbs;

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

and Joshua maketh with them peace, and maketh with them a covenant, to keep them alive; and swear to them do the princes of the company.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְחַיּוֹתָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days after that they have made with them a covenant, that they hear that they `are' their neighbours -- that in their midst they are dwelling.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

and the sons of Israel have not smitten them, for sworn to them have the princes of the company by Jehovah God of Israel, and all the company murmur against the princes.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”