H9005–/ל–l

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

לִפְנֵ֤י (לִ) li “<to>”לְמָֽיִם׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

לִפְנֵ֨י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

לָ֠מָה (לָ֠) La. “<to>”לָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “to”לְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּ (לְ) le. “to”

O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

לְשִׁמְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “for”

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “for <the>”לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”

Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

לָקוּם֙ (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְחֵ֑רֶם (לְ) le. “<into>”לִֽהְי֣וֹת (לִֽ) li “to”

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

לְמָחָ֑ר (לְ) le. “for”לָקוּם֙ (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”לַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹת (לַ) la. “to the”לַבָּתִּ֔ים (לַ) la. “to the”לַגְּבָרִֽים׃ (לַ) la. “to the”

And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to <the>”

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו (לִ) li “to”

And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:

לַגְּבָרִ֔ים (לַ) la. “to the”

And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

לַגְּבָרִ֑ים (לַ) la. “to the”לְמַטֵּ֥ה (לְ) le. “of”

And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.

לַֽיהוָ֛ה (לַֽ) la. “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לִי֙ (לִ) l “to <the>”

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belonged] to <the>”

And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

לָעַ֜י (לָ) la. “to <the>”וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ (לְ) le. “to”לִֽירִיחוֹ֙ (לִֽ) li. “to”וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לָעִ֖יר (לָ) la. “for the”

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.

לַעֲל֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָעִיר֙ (לָ) la. “for the”

And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,

לִקְרָאתֵ֙נוּ֙ (לִ) li “to”לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

לָעָ֑י (לָ) la. “of <the>”

And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

לָעַ֔י (לָ) la. “<to>”