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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.

לָעִֽיר׃ (לָ) la. “of the”

So all the people were in their places, the army on the north side of the town and the secret force on the west; and that night Joshua went down into the valley.

לָעִ֔יר (לָ) la. “of the”לָעִ֑יר (לָ) la. “of the”

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.

לִקְרַֽאת־ (לִ) li “to”לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞ה (לַֽ) la. “for <the>”לַמּוֹעֵ֖ד (לַ) la. “to the”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for <the>”

Then Joshua and all Israel, acting as if they were overcome before them, went in flight by way of the waste land.

לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “<to>”

And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

לִרְדֹּ֖ף (לִ) li “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.

לָנ֖וּס (לָ) la. “to”

Then the other force came out of the town against them, so that they were being attacked on this side and on that: and Israel overcame them and let not one of them get away with his life.

לִקְרָאתָ֔ם (לִ) li “to”לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”

Then, after the destruction of all the people of Ai in the field and in the waste land where they went after them, and when all the people had been put to death without mercy, all Israel went back to Ai, and put to death all who were in it without mercy.

לַהֲרֹג֩ (לַ) la. “to”לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

But the cattle and the goods from that town, Israel took for themselves, as the Lord had given orders to Joshua.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Then Joshua put up an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal,

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

In the way ordered by Moses, the servant of the Lord, as it is recorded in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of uncut stones, untouched by any iron instrument: and on it they made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

And he made there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, writing it before the eyes of the children of Israel.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<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

לָאָר֡וֹן (לָ) la. “of the”לְבָרֵ֛ךְ (לְ) le. “to”

Came together with one purpose, to make war against Joshua and Israel.

לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”

And the men of Gibeon, hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

לִֽירִיח֖וֹ (לִֽ) li. “to”וְלָעָֽי׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;

לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם (לַ) la. “for”

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.

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

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?

לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

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,

לְשֵׁ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

And what he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of Jordan, to Sihon, king of Heshbon, and to Og, king of Bashan, at Ashtaroth.

לִשְׁנֵי֙ (לִ) li “to”לְסִיחוֹן֙ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְע֥וֹג (לְ) le. “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.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַדֶּ֔רֶךְ (לַ) la. “for the”לִקְרָאתָ֑ם (לִ) li “to”לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

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.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְחַיּוֹתָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

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

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”