1vai·yish·lach ye·ho·v·shu·a'-bin-nun min-ha·shit·tim she·na·yim-a·na·shim me·rag·ge·lim che·resh le·mor, le·chu re·'u et-ha·'a·retz ve·'et-ye·ri·chov; vai·ye·le·chu vai·ya·vo·'u beit-i·shah zo·v·nah u·she·mah ra·chav vai·yish·ke·vu-sham·mah. 2vai·ye·'a·mar, le·me·lech ye·ri·chov le·mor; hin·neh a·na·shim ba·'u hen·nah hal·lay·lah mib·be·nei yis·ra·'el lach·por et-ha·'a·retz. 3vai·yish·lach me·lech ye·ri·chov, el-ra·chav le·mor; ho·v·tzi·'i ha·'a·na·shim hab·ba·'im e·la·yich a·sher-ba·'u le·vei·tech, ki lach·por et-kol-ha·'a·retz ba·'u. 4vat·tik·kach ha·'i·shah et-she·nei ha·'a·na·shim vat·titz·pe·nov; vat·to·mer ken ba·'u e·lai ha·'a·na·shim, ve·lo ya·da'·ti me·'a·yin hem·mah. 5vay·hi ha·sha·'ar lis·go·vr ba·cho·shech ve·ha·'a·na·shim ya·tza·'u, lo ya·da'·ti, a·nah ha·le·chu ha·'a·na·shim; rid·fu ma·her a·cha·rei·hem ki tas·si·gum. 6ve·hi he·'e·la·tam hag·ga·gah; vat·tit·me·nem be·fish·tei ha·'etz, ha·'a·ru·cho·vt lah al-hag·gag. 7ve·ha·'a·na·shim ra·de·fu a·cha·rei·hem de·rech hai·yar·den, al ham·ma'·be·ro·vt; ve·ha·sha·'ar sa·ga·ru, a·cha·rei ka·'a·sher ya·tze·'u ha·ro·de·fim a·cha·rei·hem.

8ve·hem·mah te·rem yish·ka·vun; ve·hi a·le·tah a·lei·hem al-hag·gag. 9vat·to·mer el-ha·'a·na·shim, ya·da'·ti ki-na·tan ha·shem la·chem et-ha·'a·retz; ve·chi-na·fe·lah ei·mat·chem a·lei·nu, ve·chi na·mo·gu kol-yo·she·vei ha·'a·retz mip·pe·nei·chem. 10ki sha·ma'·nu et a·sher-ho·v·vish ha·shem et-mei yam-suf mip·pe·nei·chem, be·tze·te·chem mim·mitz·ra·yim; va·'a·sher a·si·tem lish·nei mal·chei ha·'e·mo·ri a·sher be·'e·ver hai·yar·den le·si·chon u·le·'o·vg, a·sher he·che·ram·tem o·v·tam. 11van·nish·ma vai·yim·mas le·va·ve·nu, ve·lo-ka·mah o·vd ru·ach be·'ish mip·pe·nei·chem; ki ha·shem e·lo·hei·chem, hu e·lo·him ba·sha·ma·yim mim·ma·'al, ve·'al-ha·'a·retz mit·ta·chat. 12ve·'at·tah hi·sha·ve·'u-na li ba·shem, ki-a·si·ti im·ma·chem cha·sed; va·'a·si·tem gam-at·tem im-beit a·vi che·sed, u·ne·tat·tem li o·vt e·met. 13ve·ha·cha·yi·tem et-a·vi ve·'et-im·mi ve·'et-a·chai ve·'et- a·cho·v·tai ch ach·yo·v·tai, k ve·'et kol-a·sher la·hem; ve·hi·tzal·tem et-naf·sho·tei·nu mim·ma·vet. 14vai·yo·me·ru lah ha·'a·na·shim naf·she·nu tach·tei·chem la·mut, im lo tag·gi·du, et-de·va·re·nu zeh; ve·ha·yah be·tet-ha·shem la·nu et-ha·'a·retz, ve·'a·si·nu im·mach che·sed ve·'e·met.

15vat·to·v·ri·dem ba·che·vel be·'ad ha·chal·lo·vn; ki vei·tah be·kir ha·cho·v·mah, u·va·cho·v·mah hi yo·v·sha·vet. 16vat·to·mer la·hem ha·ha·rah le·chu, pen-yif·ge·'u va·chem ha·ro·de·fim; ve·nach·be·tem sham·mah she·lo·shet ya·mim ad sho·vv ha·ro·de·fim, ve·'a·char te·le·chu le·dar·ke·chem. 17vai·yo·me·ru e·lei·ha ha·'a·na·shim; ne·ki·yim a·nach·nu, mi·she·vu·'a·tech haz·zeh a·sher hish·ba'·ta·nu. 18hin·neh a·nach·nu va·'im ba·'a·retz; et-tik·vat chut ha·sha·ni haz·zeh tik·she·ri ba·chal·lo·vn a·sher ho·v·rad·te·nu vov, ve·'et-a·vich ve·'et-im·mech ve·'et-a·cha·yich ve·'et kol-beit a·vich, ta·'as·fi e·la·yich hab·ba·ye·tah. 19ve·ha·yah kol a·sher-ye·tze mid·dal·tei vei·tech ha·chu·tzah da·mov ve·ro·shov va·'a·nach·nu ne·ki·yim; ve·chol a·sher yih·yeh it·tach bab·ba·yit, da·mov ve·ro·she·nu, im-yad tih·yeh-bov. 20ve·'im-tag·gi·di et-de·va·re·nu zeh; ve·ha·yi·nu ne·ki·yim, mi·she·vu·'a·tech a·sher hish·ba'·ta·nu. 21vat·to·mer ke·div·rei·chem ken-hu, vat·te·shal·le·chem vai·ye·le·chu; vat·tik·shor et-tik·vat ha·sha·ni ba·chal·lo·vn.

22vai·ye·le·chu vai·ya·vo·'u ha·ha·rah, vai·ye·she·vu sham she·lo·shet ya·mim, ad-sha·vu ha·ro·de·fim; vay·vak·shu ha·ro·de·fim be·chol-had·de·rech ve·lo ma·tza·'u. 23vai·ya·shu·vu she·nei ha·'a·na·shim vai·ye·re·du me·ha·har, vai·ya·'av·ru vai·ya·vo·'u, el-ye·ho·v·shu·a' bin-nun; vay·sap·pe·ru-lov, et kol-ham·mo·tze·'o·vt o·v·tam. 24vai·yo·me·ru el-ye·ho·v·shu·a', ki-na·tan ha·shem be·ya·de·nu et-kol-ha·'a·retz; ve·gam-na·mo·gu kol-yo·she·vei ha·'a·retz mip·pa·nei·nu. s