H0693–אָרַב–a.rav

But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns;

וְאָ֤רַב (אָ֤רַב) 'A.rav “he will lie in wait”

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.

אֹרֵ֛ב 'o.Rev “an ambush”

And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:

אֹרְבִ֤ים 'o.re.Vim “[are] lying in wait”

Then you will get up from your secret position and take the town, for the Lord your God will give it up into your hands.

מֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔ב (אוֹרֵ֔ב) 'o.Rev “ambush”

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.

אֹרֵ֗ב 'o.Rev “an ambush”

Now when the king of Ai saw it, he got up quickly and went out to war against Israel, he and all his people, to the slope going down to the valley; but he had no idea that a secret force was waiting at the back of the town.

אֹרֵ֥ב 'o.Rev “an ambush”

Then the secret force came quickly from their place, and running forward when they saw his hand stretched out, went into the town and took it, and put fire to it straight away.

וְהָאוֹרֵ֡ב (אוֹרֵ֡ב) 'o.Rev “ambush”

And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the town had been taken by the surprise attack, and that the smoke of the town had gone up, turning round they overcame the men of Ai.

הָֽאֹרֵב֙ (אֹרֵב֙) 'o.Rev “ambush”

And the townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their goods; and word of this came to Abimelech.

מְאָרְבִ֗ים me.'a.re.Vim “ambushers”

So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;

וֶאֱרֹ֖ב (אֱרֹ֖ב) 'e.Ro “lie in wait”

So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.

וַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּ (יֶּאֶרְב֣וּ) i.ye.'er.Vu “they lay in wait”

And he took his people, separating them into three bands, and was waiting secretly in the field; and when he saw the people coming out of the town, he went up and made an attack on them.

וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב (יֶּאֱרֹ֖ב) i.ye.'e.Ro “he lay in wait”

And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.

וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־ (יֶּאֶרְבוּ) i.ye.'er.vu- “they lay in wait”

Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light.

וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב (אֹרֵ֗ב) 'o.Rev “ambusher”

So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And men were waiting secretly in the inner room. And the cords were broken off his arms like threads.

וְהָאֹרֵ֖ב (אֹרֵ֖ב) 'o.Rev “ambusher”

So Israel put men secretly all round Gibeah to make a surprise attack on it.

אֹֽרְבִ֔ים 'o.re.Vim “ambushers”

So all the men of Israel got up and put themselves in fighting order at Baal-tamar: and those who had been waiting secretly to make a surprise attack came rushing out of their place on the west of Geba.

וְאֹרֵ֧ב (אֹרֵ֧ב) 'o.Rev “[the] ambusher of”

So the children of Benjamin saw that they were overcome: and the men of Israel had given way before Benjamin, putting their faith in the watchers who were to make the surprise attack on Gibeah.

הָ֣אֹרֵ֔ב (אֹרֵ֔ב) 'o.Rev “ambusher”

And the watchers, rushing on Gibeah and overrunning it, put all the town to the sword without mercy.

וְהָאֹרֵ֣ב (אֹרֵ֣ב) 'o.Rev “ambusher”הָאֹרֵ֔ב (אֹרֵ֔ב) 'o.Rev “ambusher”

Now the sign fixed between the men of Israel and those making the surprise attack was that when they made a pillar of smoke go up from the town,

הָאֹרֵ֑ב (אֹרֵ֑ב) 'o.Rev “ambusher”

And they said to the men of Benjamin, Go into the vine-gardens, waiting there secretly,

וַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥ם (אֲרַבְתֶּ֥ם) 'a.rav.Tem “you will lie in wait”

And Saul came to the town of Amalek, and took up his position in the valley secretly.

וַיָּ֖רֶב (יָּ֖רֶב) i.Ya.rev “he lay in wait”

That all of you have made designs against me, and not one of you gave me word when my son made an agreement with the son of Jesse, and not one of you has pity for me or has made my eyes open to the fact that my servant has been moved by my son against me

לְאֹרֵ֖ב (אֹרֵ֖ב) 'o.Rev “an ambusher”

And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me a

לְאֹרֵ֖ב (אֹרֵ֖ב) 'o.Rev “an ambusher”

And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome.

מְ֠אָֽרְבִים Me.'a.re.vim “ambushers”