H5971A–עַם–am

The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

וְהָעָ֗ם (עָ֗ם) 'Am “people”

that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.

עַמֵּ֤י 'a.Mei “[the] peoples of”

This is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people who came forth out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.

הָעָ֣ם (עָ֣ם) 'Am “people”

For all the people who came out were circumcised; but all the people who were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised.

הָעָ֖ם (עָ֖ם) 'Am “people”הָ֠עָם (עָם) 'om “people”

It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him.

הָעָ֖ם (עָ֖ם) 'Am “people”הָעָ֖ם (עָ֖ם) 'Am “people”

They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.

הָעָ֔ם (עָ֔ם) 'Am “people”

It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.

הָעָם֒ (עָם֒) 'Am “people”

Joshua commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall you shout.

הָעָם֩ (עָם֩) 'Am “people”

It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Yahweh has given you the city.

הָעָם֙ (עָם֙) 'Am “people”

So the people shouted, and [ergänzt: the priests] blew the trumpets; and it happened, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

הָעָ֔ם (עָ֔ם) 'Am “people”הָעָ֜ם (עָ֜ם) 'Am “people”הָעָם֙ (עָם֙) 'Am “people”הָעָ֤ם (עָ֤ם) 'Am “people”

They returned to Joshua, and said to him, Don't let all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai; don't make all the people to toil there; for they are but few.

הָעָם֒ (עָם֒) 'Am “people”הָעָ֔ם (עָ֔ם) 'Am “people”

So there went up there of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

הָעָם֙ (עָם֙) 'Am “people”

The men of Ai struck of them about thirty-six men; and they chased them [ergänzt: from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

הָעָ֖ם (עָ֖ם) 'Am “people”

Joshua said, Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan!

הָעָ֤ם (עָ֤ם) 'Am “people”

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing in the midst of you, Israel; you can not stand before your enemies, until you take away the devoted thing from among you.

הָעָ֔ם (עָ֔ם) 'Am “people”

Yahweh said to Joshua, Don't be afraid, neither be dismayed: take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai; behold, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land;

עַמּ֔וֹ (עַמּ֔) a.M “people”

and I, and all the people who are with me, will approach to the city. It shall happen, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them;

הָעָם֙ (עָם֙) 'Am “people”

Joshua sent them forth; and they went to set up the ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

הָעָֽם׃ (עָֽם) 'Am “people”

Joshua arose up early in the morning, and mustered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.

הָעָ֑ם (עָ֑ם) 'Am “people”הָעָ֖ם (עָ֖ם) 'Am “people”

It happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he didn't know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

עַמּ֛וֹ (עַמּ֛) a.M “people”

All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

הָעָם֙ (עָם֙) 'Am “people”

When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people who fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.

וְהָעָם֙ (עָם֙) 'Am “people”

All Israel, and their elders and officers, and their judges, stood on this side of the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, as well the foreigner as the native; half of them in front of Mount Gerizim, and half of them in front of Mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Yahweh had commanded at the first, that they should bless the people of Israel.

הָעָ֥ם (עָ֥ם) 'Am “people”

So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.

עַ֤ם 'am “[the] people of”

that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

הָעָ֨ם (עָ֨ם) 'Am “people”