H0413–אֶל–el

And the Lord said to Joshua, Let your spear be stretched out against Ai; for I will give it into your hands. So Joshua took up his spear, stretching it out in the direction of the town.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Then the men of Ai, looking back, saw the smoke of the town going up to heaven, and were unable to go this way or that: and the people who had gone in flight to the waste land were turned back on those who were coming after them.

אֶל־ 'el- “against”

But the king of Ai they made prisoner, and took him to Joshua.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And he put the king of Ai to death, hanging him on a tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave them orders to take his body down from the tree, and put it in the public place of the town, covering it with a great mass of stones, which is

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And all Israel, those who were Israelites by birth, as well as the men from other lands living with them, and their responsible men and their overseers and judges, took their places round the ark, in front of the priests, the Levites, whose work it was t

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusite

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And they came to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, We have come from a far country: so now make an agreement with us.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלָ֜יו (אֵלָ֜י) 'e.La “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”

And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And they said to Joshua, We are your servants. Then Joshua said to them, Who are you and where do you come from?

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֲלֵהֶ֧ם (אֲלֵ) 'a.le. “to”

And they said to him, Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the Lord your God: for the story of his great name, and of all he did in Egypt has come to our ears,

אֵלָ֗יו (אֵלָ֗י) 'e.La “to”

So the responsible men and all the people of our country said to us, Take food with you for the journey and go to them, and say to them, We are your servants: so now make an agreement with us.

אֵלֵ֡ינוּ (אֵלֵ֡י) 'e.Lei. “to”אֲלֵיהֶם֙ (אֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “to”

This bread which we have with us for our food, we took warm and new from our houses when starting on our journey to you; but now see, it has become dry and broken up.

אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם (אֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “to”

Now three days after, when they had made this agreement with them, they had word that these men were their neighbours, living near them.

אֵלָ֔יו (אֵלָ֔י) 'e.La “to”

And the children of Israel went forward on their journey, and on the third day came to their towns. Now their towns were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם (אֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “to”

Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?

אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (אֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “to”

And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

So Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, sent to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,

אֶל־ 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”וְאֶל־ (אֶל) 'el- “to”

Come up to me and give me help, and let us make an attack on Gibeon: for they have made peace with Joshua and the children of Israel.

אֵלַ֣י (אֵלַ֣) 'e.La “to”

And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, saying, Be not slow to send help to your servants; come up quickly to our support and keep us safe: for all the kings of the Amorites from the hill-country have come together against us.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֶל־ 'el- “to”אֵלֵ֣ינוּ (אֵלֵ֣י) 'e.Lei. “to”אֵלֵ֔ינוּ (אֵלֵ֔י) 'e.Lei. “against”

And the Lord said to Joshua, Have no fear of them, for I have given them into your hands; they will all give way before you.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

So Joshua, having come up from Gilgal all night, made a sudden attack on them.

אֲלֵיהֶ֛ם (אֲלֵי) 'a.lei. “to”

And Joshua, with all Israel, went back to the tent-circle at Gilgal.

אֶל־ 'el- “to”

And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it:

אֶל־ 'el- “into”