1vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-ye·ho·v·shu·a' al-ti·ra ve·'al-te·chat, kach im·me·cha et kol-am ham·mil·cha·mah, ve·kum a·leh ha·'ai; re·'eh na·tat·ti ve·ya·de·cha et-me·lech ha·'ai ve·'et-am·mov, ve·'et-i·rov ve·'et-ar·tzov. 2ve·'a·si·ta la·'ai u·le·mal·kah ka·'a·sher a·si·ta li·ri·chov u·le·mal·kah, rak-she·la·lah u·ve·hem·tah ta·voz·zu la·chem; sim-le·cha o·rev la·'ir me·'a·cha·rei·ha.

3vai·ya·kam ye·ho·v·shu·a' ve·chol-am ham·mil·cha·mah la·'a·lo·vt ha·'ai; vai·yiv·char ye·ho·v·shu·a' she·lo·shim e·lef ish gib·bo·v·rei ha·cha·yil, vai·yish·la·chem la·ye·lah. 4vay·tzav o·tam le·mor re·'u at·tem o·re·vim la·'ir me·'a·cha·rei ha·'ir, al-tar·chi·ku min-ha·'ir me·'od; vih·yi·tem kul·le·chem ne·cho·nim. 5va·'a·ni ve·chol-ha·'am a·sher it·ti, nik·rav el-ha·'ir; ve·ha·yah ki-ye·tze·'u lik·ra·te·nu ka·'a·sher ba·ri·sho·nah, ve·nas·nu lif·nei·hem. 6ve·ya·tze·'u a·cha·rei·nu ad hat·ti·ke·nu o·v·tam min-ha·'ir, ki yo·me·ru, na·sim le·fa·nei·nu, ka·'a·sher ba·ri·sho·nah; ve·nas·nu lif·nei·hem. 7ve·'at·tem ta·ku·mu me·ha·'o·v·rev, ve·ho·v·rash·tem et-ha·'ir; u·ne·ta·nah ha·shem e·lo·hei·chem be·yed·chem. 8ve·ha·yah ke·ta·fe·se·chem et-ha·'ir ta·tzi·tu et-ha·'ir ba·'esh, kid·var ha·shem ta·'a·su; re·'u tziv·vi·ti et·chem. 9vai·yish·la·chem ye·ho·v·shu·a' vai·ye·le·chu el-ham·ma·rav, vai·ye·she·vu bein beit-el u·vein ha·'ai mi·yam la·'ai; vai·ya·len ye·ho·v·shu·a' bal·lay·lah ha·hu be·to·vch ha·'am.

10vai·yash·kem ye·ho·v·shu·a' bab·bo·ker, vai·yif·kod et-ha·'am; vai·ya·'al hu ve·zik·nei yis·ra·'el lif·nei ha·'am ha·'ai. 11ve·chol-ha·'am ham·mil·cha·mah a·sher it·tov a·lu vai·yig·ge·shu, vai·ya·vo·'u ne·ged ha·'ir; vai·ya·cha·nu mi·tze·fo·vn la·'ai, ve·hag·gai bei·nov ch bei·nav k u·vein-ha·'ai. 12vai·yik·kach ka·cha·me·shet a·la·fim ish; vai·ya·sem o·v·tam o·rev bein beit-el u·vein ha·'ai mi·yam la·'ir. 13vai·ya·si·mu ha·'am et-kol-ham·ma·cha·neh a·sher mi·tze·fo·vn la·'ir, ve·'et-a·ke·vov mi·yam la·'ir; vai·ye·lech ye·ho·v·shu·a' bal·lay·lah ha·hu be·to·vch ha·'e·mek. 14vay·hi kir·'o·vt me·lech-ha·'ai vay·ma·ha·ru vai·yash·ki·mu vai·ye·tze·'u an·shei-ha·'ir lik·rat-yis·ra·'el lam·mil·cha·mah hu ve·chol-am·mov lam·mo·v·'ed lif·nei ha·'a·ra·vah; ve·hu lo ya·da, ki-o·rev lov me·'a·cha·rei ha·'ir. 15vai·yin·na·ge·'u ye·ho·v·shu·a' ve·chol-yis·ra·'el lif·nei·hem; vai·ya·nu·su de·rech ham·mid·bar. 16vai·yiz·za·'a·ku kol-ha·'am a·sher ba·'ir ch ba·'ai, k lir·dof a·cha·rei·hem; vai·yir·de·fu a·cha·rei ye·ho·v·shu·a', vai·yin·na·te·ku min-ha·'ir. 17ve·lo-nish·'ar ish ba·'ai u·veit el, a·sher lo-ya·tze·'u a·cha·rei yis·ra·'el; vai·ya·'az·vu et-ha·'ir pe·tu·chah, vai·yir·de·fu a·cha·rei yis·ra·'el. f

18vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-ye·ho·v·shu·a' ne·teh bak·ki·do·vn a·sher-be·ya·de·cha el-ha·'ai, ki ve·ya·de·cha et·te·nen·nah; vai·yet ye·ho·v·shu·a' bak·ki·do·vn a·sher-be·ya·dov el-ha·'ir. 19ve·ha·'o·v·rev kam me·he·rah mim·me·ko·v·mov vai·ya·ru·tzu kin·to·vt ya·dov, vai·ya·vo·'u ha·'ir vai·yil·ke·du·ha; vay·ma·ha·ru, vai·ya·tzi·tu et-ha·'ir ba·'esh. 20vai·yif·nu an·shei ha·'ai a·cha·rei·hem vai·yir·'u ve·hin·neh a·lah a·shan ha·'ir ha·sha·may·mah, ve·lo-ha·yah va·hem ya·da·yim la·nus hen·nah va·hen·nah; ve·ha·'am han·nas ham·mid·bar, neh·pach el-ha·ro·v·def. 21vi·ho·v·shu·a' ve·chol-yis·ra·'el ra·'u ki-la·chad ha·'o·rev et-ha·'ir, ve·chi a·lah a·shan ha·'ir; vai·ya·shu·vu vai·yak·ku et-an·shei ha·'ai. 22ve·'el·leh ya·tze·'u min-ha·'ir lik·ra·tam, vai·yih·yu le·yis·ra·'el bat·ta·vech, el·leh miz·zeh ve·'el·leh miz·zeh; vai·yak·ku o·v·tam, ad-bil·ti hish·'ir-lov sa·rid u·fa·lit. 23ve·'et-me·lech ha·'ai ta·fe·su chai; vai·yak·ri·vu o·tov el-ye·ho·v·shu·a'.

24vay·hi ke·chal·lo·vt yis·ra·'el la·ha·rog et-kol-yo·she·vei ha·'ai bas·sa·deh bam·mid·bar a·sher re·da·fum bov, vai·yip·pe·lu chul·lam le·fi-che·rev ad-tum·mam; vai·ya·shu·vu chol-yis·ra·'el ha·'ai, vai·yak·ku o·tah le·fi-cha·rev. 25vay·hi chol-han·no·fe·lim bai·yo·vm ha·hu me·'ish ve·'ad-i·shah, she·neim a·sar a·lef; kol an·shei ha·'ai. 26vi·ho·v·shu·a' lo-he·shiv ya·dov, a·sher na·tah bak·ki·do·vn; ad a·sher he·che·rim, et kol-yo·she·vei ha·'ai. 27rak hab·be·he·mah u·she·lal ha·'ir ha·hi, ba·ze·zu la·hem yis·ra·'el; kid·var ha·shem, a·sher tziv·vah et-ye·ho·v·shu·a'. 28vai·yis·rof ye·ho·v·shu·a' et-ha·'ai; vay·si·me·ha tel-o·v·lam she·ma·mah, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. 29ve·'et-me·lech ha·'ai ta·lah al-ha·'etz ad-et ha·'a·rev; u·che·vo·v ha·she·mesh tziv·vah ye·ho·v·shu·a' vai·yo·ri·du et-niv·la·tov min-ha·'etz vai·yash·li·chu o·v·tah el-pe·tach sha·'ar ha·'ir, vai·ya·ki·mu a·lav gal-a·va·nim ga·do·vl, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh. f

30az yiv·neh ye·ho·v·shu·a' miz·be·ach, la·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el; be·har ei·val. 31ka·'a·sher tziv·vah mo·sheh e·ved-ha·shem et-be·nei yis·ra·'el kak·ka·tuv be·se·fer to·v·rat mo·sheh, miz·bach a·va·nim she·le·mo·vt, a·sher lo-he·nif a·lei·hen bar·zel; vai·ya·'a·lu a·lav o·lo·vt la·shem, vai·yiz·be·chu she·la·mim. 32vai·yich·tav-sham al-ha·'a·va·nim; et mish·neh to·v·rat mo·sheh, a·sher ka·tav, lif·nei be·nei yis·ra·'el. 33ve·chol-yis·ra·'el u·ze·ke·nav ve·sho·te·rim ve·sho·fe·tav o·me·dim miz·zeh u·miz·zeh la·'a·ro·vn ne·ged hak·ko·ha·nim hal·vi·yim no·se·'ei a·ro·vn be·rit-ha·shem kag·ger ka·'ez·rach, chetz·yov el-mul har-ge·ri·zim, ve·ha·chetz·yov el-mul har-ei·val; ka·'a·sher tziv·vah mo·sheh e·ved-ha·shem le·va·rech et-ha·'am yis·ra·'el ba·ri·sho·nah. 34ve·'a·cha·rei-chen ka·ra et-kol-div·rei hat·to·v·rah, hab·be·ra·chah ve·hak·ke·la·lah; ke·chol-hak·ka·tuv be·se·fer hat·to·v·rah. 35lo-ha·yah da·var, mik·kol a·sher-tziv·vah mo·sheh; a·sher lo-ka·ra ye·ho·v·shu·a' ne·ged kol-ke·hal yis·ra·'el ve·han·na·shim ve·hat·taf, ve·hag·ger ha·ho·lech be·kir·bam. f