Tanach
Yehoshua 8:18-29 יהושע ח׳:י״ח-כ״ט
Part of: Chapter 8
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ נְטֵה בַּכִּידוֹן אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָֽדְךָ אֶל־הָעַי כִּי בְיָדְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וַיֵּט יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּכִּידוֹן אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדוֹ אֶל־הָעִֽיר׃
And the Lord said to Yehoshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in thy hand toward ῾Ay; for I will give it into thy hand. And Yehoshua stretched out the javelin that he had in his hand toward the city.
And the Lord said to Yehoshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in thy hand toward ῾Ay; for I will give it into thy hand. And Yehoshua stretched out the javelin that he had in his hand toward the city.
Rashi
וְהָאוֹרֵב קָם מְהֵרָה מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וַיָּרוּצוּ כִּנְטוֹת יָדוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ הָעִיר וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּהָ וַֽיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּצִּיתוּ אֶת־הָעִיר בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
And the ambush rose quickly out of their place, and they ran when he stretched out his hand: and they entered the city, and took it, and hastily set the city on fire.
And the ambush rose quickly out of their place, and they ran when he stretched out his hand: and they entered the city, and took it, and hastily set the city on fire.
וַיִּפְנוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעַי אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה עָלָה עֲשַׁן הָעִיר הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וְלֹא־הָיָה בָהֶם יָדַיִם לָנוּס הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וְהָעָם הַנָּס הַמִּדְבָּר נֶהְפַּךְ אֶל־הָֽרוֹדֵֽף׃
And when the men of ῾Ay looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to the sky, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
And when the men of ῾Ay looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to the sky, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
Rashi
ידים. כח:
יָדַיִם hands, here refers to strength.
והעם הנס המדבר. ישראל שנסו אל המדבר כמו שאמר למעלה, נהפך להלחם אל הרודף:
The people who fled to the desert. The Bnei Yisroel who had fled to the desert, as stated above (v.15) turned back to battle the pursuers.
וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאוּ כִּֽי־לָכַד הָאֹרֵב אֶת־הָעִיר וְכִי עָלָה עֲשַׁן הָעִיר וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הָעָֽי׃
And when Yehoshua and all Yisra᾽el saw that the ambush party had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned and slew the men of ῾Ay.
And when Yehoshua and all Yisra᾽el saw that the ambush party had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned and slew the men of ῾Ay.
וְאֵלֶּה יָצְאוּ מִן־הָעִיר לִקְרָאתָם וַיִּֽהְיוּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בַּתָּוֶךְ אֵלֶּה מִזֶּה וְאֵלֶּה מִזֶּה וַיַּכּוּ אוֹתָם עַד־בִּלְתִּי הִשְׁאִֽיר־לוֹ שָׂרִיד וּפָלִֽיט׃
And the others issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Yisra᾽el, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
And the others issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Yisra᾽el, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Rashi
ואלה יצאו מן העיר. האורב שהצית את העיר:
And the others came out of the city. The “others” refers to the ambush party that had set fire to the city.
וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ הָעַי תָּפְשׂוּ חָי וַיַּקְרִבוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
And the king of ῾Ay they took alive, and brought him to Yehoshua.
And the king of ῾Ay they took alive, and brought him to Yehoshua.
וַיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לַהֲרֹג אֶת־כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָעַי בַּשָּׂדֶה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר רְדָפוּם בּוֹ וַֽיִּפְּלוּ כֻלָּם לְפִי־חֶרֶב עַד־תֻּמָּם וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הָעַי וַיַּכּוּ אֹתָהּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
And it came to pass, when Yisra᾽el had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of ῾Ay in the field, in the wilderness into which they had pursued them, and when they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that then all Yisra᾽el returned to ῾Ay, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
And it came to pass, when Yisra᾽el had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of ῾Ay in the field, in the wilderness into which they had pursued them, and when they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that then all Yisra᾽el returned to ῾Ay, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
וַיְהִי כׇל־הַנֹּפְלִים בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אָלֶף כֹּל אַנְשֵׁי הָעָֽי׃
And so it was, that all that fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand, all the men of ῾Ay.
And so it was, that all that fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand, all the men of ῾Ay.
וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ לֹא־הֵשִׁיב יָדוֹ אֲשֶׁר נָטָה בַּכִּידוֹן עַד אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱרִים אֵת כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָעָֽי׃
For Yehoshua did not withdraw his hand, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of ῾Ay.
For Yehoshua did not withdraw his hand, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of ῾Ay.
רַק הַבְּהֵמָה וּשְׁלַל הָעִיר הַהִיא בָּֽזְזוּ לָהֶם יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Yisra᾽el took for plunder to themselves, according to the word of the Lord which he commanded Yehoshua.
Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Yisra᾽el took for plunder to themselves, according to the word of the Lord which he commanded Yehoshua.
וַיִּשְׂרֹף יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־הָעָי וַיְשִׂימֶהָ תֵּל־עוֹלָם שְׁמָמָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
And Yehoshua burnt ῾Ay, and made it a perpetual mound, a desolation to this day.
And Yehoshua burnt ῾Ay, and made it a perpetual mound, a desolation to this day.
וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ הָעַי תָּלָה עַל־הָעֵץ עַד־עֵת הָעָרֶב וּכְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ צִוָּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּרִידוּ אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ מִן־הָעֵץ וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אוֹתָהּ אֶל־פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיָּקִימוּ עָלָיו גַּל־אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ {פ}
And the king of ῾Ay he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Yehoshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones, to this day.
And the king of ῾Ay he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Yehoshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones, to this day.
נטה בכידון. הוא היה סימן לאורב לצאת מן המארב, בראותו הכידון נטוי על העיר כידון. שפיד"ו בלע"ז:
Stretch out the spear. This was the signal to the ambush party.7This signal was for the second, smaller ambush party of 5000 men. The 30,000 men were too far away to see Yehoshua give the signal to attack. The second troop was in a closer position and would be able to see his signal. They were to leave the ambush when they saw the spear stretched out toward the city. כִּידוֹן is espida, a sword.