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But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִנְגֹּ֥עַ (לִ) li “to”

This is what we will do to them: we will not put them to death, for fear that wrath may come on us because of our oath to them.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Then Joshua sent for them, and said to them, Why have you been false to us, saying, We are very far from you, when you are living among us?

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָמָּה֩ (לָ) la. “<to>”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.

לְבֵ֥ית (לְ) le. “for”

And, answering Joshua, they said, Because it came to the ears of your servants that the Lord your God had given orders to his servant Moses to give you all this land, and to send destruction on all the people living in it, because of you; so, fearing gre

לַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ (לַ) la. “to”לָתֵ֤ת (לָ) la. “to”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”וּלְהַשְׁמִ֛יד (לְ) le. “to”לְנַפְשֹׁתֵ֙ינוּ֙ (לְ) le. “for”

And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “to <the>”

So he kept them safe from the children of Israel, and did not let them be put to death.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.

לָֽעֵדָ֑ה (לָֽ) la. “for the”וּלְמִזְבַּ֤ח (לְ) le. “for”

Now when it came to the ears of Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, that Joshua had taken Ai, and had given it up to the curse (for as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king); and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with

לִֽירִיחוֹ֙ (לִֽ) li. “to”וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”לָעַ֖י (לָ) la. “to <the>”וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ (לְ) le. “to”

So Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, sent to Hoham, king of Hebron, and to Piram, king of Jarmuth, and to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, saying, Be not slow to send help to your servants; come up quickly to our support and keep us safe: for all the kings of the Amorites from the hill-country have come together against us.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָּ֙נוּ֙ (לָּ֙) la. “<to> <the>”

And the Lord made them full of fear before Israel, and they put great numbers of them to death at Gibeon, and went after them by the way going up to Beth-horon, driving them back to Azekah and Makkedah

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

It was on the day when the Lord gave up the Amorites into the hands of the children of Israel that Joshua said to the Lord, before the eyes of Israel, Sun, be at rest over Gibeon; and you, O moon, in the valley of Aijalon.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”לְעֵינֵ֣י (לְ) le. “to”

And the sun was at rest and the moon kept its place till the nation had given punishment to their attackers. (Is it not recorded in the book of Jashar?) So the sun kept its place in the middle of the heavens, and was waiting, and did not go down, for the

לָב֖וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

And there was no day like that, before it or after it, when the Lord gave ear to the voice of a man; for the Lord was fighting for Israel.

לְפָנָ֣יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ (לִ) li “to”לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And word was given to Joshua that the five kings had been taken in a hole in the rock at Makkedah.

לִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ (לִ) li. “to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it:

לְשָׁמְרָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

But do you, without waiting, go after their army, attacking them from the back; do not let them get into their towns, for the Lord your God has given them into your hands.

לָבוֹא֙ (לָ) la. “to”

Now when Joshua and the children of Israel had come to the end of their war of complete destruction, and had put to death all but a small band who had got safely into the walled towns,

לְהַכּוֹתָ֛ם (לְ) le. “to”

All the people went back to Joshua to the tent-circle at Makkedah in peace: and no one said a word against the children of Israel.

לִבְנֵ֧י (לִ) li “to”לְאִ֖ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”

And Joshua said to them, Have no fear and do not be troubled; be strong and take heart: for so will the Lord do to all against whom you make war.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

And when the sun went down, they were taken down from the trees, by Joshua's orders, and put into the hole where they had gone to be safe; and great stones were placed at the mouth of the hole, where they are to this day.

לְעֵ֣ת׀ (לְ) le. “to”

That day Joshua took Makkedah, and put it and its king to the sword; every soul in it he gave up to the curse without mercy: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”

And again the Lord gave it and its king into the hands of Israel; and he put it and every person in it to the sword, till their destruction was complete; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”לְמַלְכָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”