14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 8:14:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֞יvayehiAnd it happened Joshua 8:14:2 ⧉כִּרְא֣וֹתkirotwhen saw Joshua 8:14:3 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־הָעַ֗יmelekhhaaithe king of Ai Joshua 8:14:4 ⧉וַֽיְמַהֲר֡וּvayaharuthey hurried Joshua 8:14:5 ⧉וַיַּשְׁכִּ֡ימוּvayashkimuand rose early Joshua 8:14:6 ⧉וַיֵּצְא֣וּvayetseuand they went out Joshua 8:14:7 ⧉אַנְשֵֽׁי־הָעִ֣ירansheihairthe men of the city Joshua 8:14:8 ⧉לִקְרַֽאת־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלlikraatyisraelto meet Israel Joshua 8:14:9 ⧉לַֽמִּלְחָמָ֞הlamilkhamafor battle Joshua 8:14:10 ⧉ה֧וּאhuhe Joshua 8:14:11 ⧉וְכָל־עַמּ֛וֹvekolammoand all his people Joshua 8:14:12 ⧉לַמּוֹעֵ֖דlamoedto the appointed time Joshua 8:14:13 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽעֲרָבָ֑הlifneihaaravabefore the Arabah Joshua 8:14:14 ⧉וְהוּא֙vehubut he Joshua 8:14:15 ⧉לֹ֣אlodid not Joshua 8:14:16 ⧉יָדַ֔עyadaknow Joshua 8:14:17 ⧉כִּֽי־אֹרֵ֥בkiorevthat was lying in ambush Joshua 8:14:18 ⧉ל֖וֹlofor him Joshua 8:14:19 ⧉מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃meiakhareihairbehind the city |
14. Formal Translation And it happened when the king of Ai saw this, he and all the men of the city hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel in battle—he and all his people—at the appointed place before the Arabah plain. But he did not know that an ambush was set against him from behind the city. |
14. Dynamic Translation When the king of Ai noticed what was happening, everyone in the city quickly rose early and went out to face Israel in battle—he and all his people—at the appointed spot toward the Arabah plain. But he had no idea that an ambush awaited him behind the city. |