Joshua 10:1

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Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.

In other translations

Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.

Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כִשְׁמֹעַkhishmoa'when heardH8085אֲדֹנִי־'adoni-Adoni-H139צֶדֶקtzedekZedekH139מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389כִּי־ki-thatH3588לָכַדlakhadhe had capturedH3920יְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua'JoshuaH3091אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעַיha'ai<the> AiH5857וַיַּחֲרִימָהּvaiyacharimahand he had totally destroyed itH2763כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust asH834עָשָׂה'asahhe had doneH6213לִירִיחוֹlirichoto JerichoH3405וּלְמַלְכָּהּulemalkahand to king itsH4428כֵּן־ken-soH3651עָשָׂה'asahhe had doneH6213לָעַיla'aito <the> AiH5857וּלְמַלְכָּהּulemalkahand to king itsH4428וְכִיvekhiand thatH3588הִשְׁלִימוּhishlimuthey had made peaceH7999יֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitants ofH3427גִבְעוֹןgiv'onGibeonH1391אֶת־'et-withH854יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וַיִּהְיוּvaiyihyuand they wereH1961בְּקִרְבָּם׃bekirbamin midst theirH7130

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People and places

People: Adoni-zedek, Jacob, Joshua

Places: Ai, Gibeon, Jericho, Jerusalem

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