H9005–/ל–l

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.

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

Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.

לִפְנֵ֨י (לִ) li “<to>”

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!

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

Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what will you do for your great name?

לְשִׁמְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “for”

Yahweh said to Joshua, Get you up; why are you thus fallen on your face?

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

Therefore the children of Israel can't stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except you destroy the devoted thing 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 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.

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

In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Yahweh takes shall come near by families; and the family which Yahweh shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Yahweh shall take shall come near man by man.

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

It shall be, that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of Yahweh, and because he has done folly in Israel.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “[belongs] to <the>”

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

לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו (לִ) li “to”

and he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites: and he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:

לַגְּבָרִ֔ים (לַ) la. “to the”

and he brought near 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”

Joshua said to Achan, My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.

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

Achan answered Joshua, and said, Of a truth I have sinned against Yahweh, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”

They took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before Yahweh.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

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

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “[belonged] to <the>”

You shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king: only the spoil of it, and the cattle of it, shall you take for a prey to yourselves: set you 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 to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.

לַעֲל֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

He commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; don't go very far from the city, but be all ready:

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

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;

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

and they will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: so we will flee before them;

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

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.

לָעָ֑י (לָ) la. “of <the>”

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.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

All the people, [ergänzt: even] the [ergänzt: men of] war who were with him, went up, and drew near, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai.

לָעַ֔י (לָ) la. “<to>”