H9005–/ל–l

Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.

לָעִֽיר׃ (לָ) la. “of the”

And when they had set the people, the whole camp on the north of the city, and their ambush on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

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

And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hasted and rose early, and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the appointed place before the plain. But he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

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

And Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten before them; and they fled by the way of the wilderness.

לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “<to>”

And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

לִרְדֹּ֖ף (לִ) li “to”

And the men of Ai turned and saw, and behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way; and the people that fled to the wilderness turned upon the pursuers.

לָנ֖וּס (לָ) la. “to”

And the others went out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side; and they smote them, until they let none of them escape or flee away.

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

And it came to pass when Israel had ended slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they had chased them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned to Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

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

Only, the cattle and the spoil of the city Israel took as prey to themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which he had commanded Joshua.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Then Joshua built an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel, in mount Ebal,

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which iron had not been lifted up. And they offered up burnt-offerings on it to Jehovah, and sacrificed peace-offerings.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”

And he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written before the children of Israel.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And all Israel, and their elders, and their officers and judges, stood on this side and on that side of the ark before the priests the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as well the stranger as the home-born [ergänzt: Israelite]; half of them toward mount Gerizim, and the other half of them toward mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of Jehovah had commanded, that they should bless the people of Israel, in the beginning.

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

that they assembled together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”

And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

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

then they also acted with craft, and they went prepared as on a journey, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-flasks, old and rent and tied up;

לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם (לַ) la. “for”

And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said to him, and to the men of Israel, From a far country are we come; and now make a covenant with us.

לָ֥נוּ (לָ֥) La. “to <the>”

And the men of Israel said to the Hivite, Perhaps thou dwellest in the midst of us, and how should I make a covenant with thee?

לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And they said to him, From a very far country are thy servants come, because of the name of Jehovah thy God; for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

לְשֵׁ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og the king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.

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

And our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take victuals in your hand for the way, and go to meet them, and say to them, We are your servants, and now make a covenant with us.

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

This our bread we took warm for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; and now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to let them live; and the princes of the assembly swore unto them.

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

And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt in their midst.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And the children of Israel did not smite them, because the princes of the assembly had sworn unto them by Jehovah the God of Israel. Then all the assembly murmured against the princes.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”