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Joshua 6

1NowJerichoוִֽירִיחוֹ֙vi.ri.ChoH3405wasstraitlyshutH5462upbecauseofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nonewentH3318out,andnonecameH935in.

2AndJehovahsaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,IhavegivenH5414intothyhandבְיָֽדְךָ֔ve.ya.de.KhaH3027Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,andthekingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428thereof,andthemightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֖יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368ofvalor.

3Andyeshallcompassthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,allthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, goingaboutthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892once.Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thoudosixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

4Andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.NimH3548shallbearH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782oframs’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH7782beforethearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727:andtheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117yeshallcompassthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shallblowH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.

5Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,that,whentheymakeH8085alongblastwiththeram’sהַיּוֹבֵ֗לhai.yo.VelH3104hornבְּקֶ֣רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161,andwhenyehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.khemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallshoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321withagreatH1419shoutH7321;andthewallחוֹמַ֤תcho.MatH2346ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shallfallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307downH5307flat,andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallgoוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927upeverymanH376straightbeforehim.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנוּן֙nunH5126calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andsaidH559untothem,TakeH5375upthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285,andletsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםkho.ha.NimH3548bearH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙shof.rOtH7782oframs’יוֹבְלִ֔יםyov.LimH3104hornsH7782beforethearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.

7AndtheysaidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Passעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674on,andcompassthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andletthearmedוְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץve.He.cha.LutzH2502menpassיַעֲבֹ֕רya.'a.VorH5674onbeforethearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.

8AnditwasH1961so,that,whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091hadspokenuntothepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,thesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingH5375thesevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782oframs’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH7782beforeJehovahpassedH5674on,andblewthetrumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782:andthearkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahfollowedthem.

9Andthearmedוְהֶחָל֣וּץve.he.cha.LutzH2502menwentH1980beforethepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatblewthetrumpetsהַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782,andtherearwardwentH1980afterthearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,thepriestsH3548blowingH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782astheywentH1980.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680thepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,sayingH559, Yeshallnotshoutתָרִ֙יעוּ֙ta.Ri.'uH7321,norletyourvoiceקוֹלְכֶ֔םkol.KhemH6963beheardH8085,neithershallanywordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697proceedoutofyourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310,untilthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117Ibidyoushoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321;thenshallyeshoutוַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃va.ha.ri.'o.TemH7321.

11Sohecausedthearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofJehovahtocompassthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,goingH935aboutitonce:andtheycameH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,andlodgedinthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פBa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookH5375upthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.

13Andthesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingH5375thesevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֜וֹתshof.RotH7782oframs’הַיֹּבְלִ֗יםhai.yoe.LimH3104hornsH7782beforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahwentH1980oncontinually,andblewthetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782:andthearmedוְהֶחָלוּץ֙ve.he.cha.LutzH2502menwentH1980beforethem;andtherearwardcameH1980afterthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,thepriestsH3548blowingH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782astheywentH1980.

14Andthesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117theycompassedthecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892once,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:sotheydidsixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

15Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925atthedawningהַשַּׁ֔חַרha.Sha.charH7837ofthedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andcompassedthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892afterthesamemannersevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471:onlyרַ֚קrakH7535onthatdayH3117theycompassedthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471.

16Anditcametopassattheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471,whenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548blewH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Shoutהָרִ֔יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321;forJehovahhathgivenH5414youthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

17Andthecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892shallbeוְהָיְתָ֨הve.ha.ye.TahH1961devoted,evenitandallthatistherein,toJehovah:onlyרַק֩rakH7535Rahabרָחָ֨בra.ChavH7343theharlotshallliveתִּֽחְיֶ֗הtich.YehH2421,sheandallthatarewithherinthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,becauseshehidH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397thatwesentH7971.

18Butasforyou,onlyוְרַק־ve.rak-H7535keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104yourselvesfromthedevotedthing,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435whenyehavedevotedit, yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םu.le.kach.TemH3947ofthedevotedthing;sowouldyemakeוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םve.sam.TemH7760thecampמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478accursed,andtroubleוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khar.TemH5916it.

19Butallthesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701,andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091,andvesselsH3627ofbrassandironוּבַרְזֶ֔לu.var.ZelH1270,areholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944untoJehovah:theyshallcomeH935intothetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214ofJehovah.

20Sothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּ֣רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7321,andthepriestsblewH8628thetrumpetsבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782:anditcametopass,whenthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971heardH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רha.sho.FarH7782,thatthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֤יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321withagreatH1419shoutH7321,andthewallהַֽחוֹמָ֜הha.cho.MahH2346fellH5307downH5307flat,sothatthepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentH5927upintothecityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892,everymanH376straightbeforehim,andtheytookH3920thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

21Andtheyutterly destroyedallthatwasinthecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,bothmanמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,bothyoungמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,andoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,andsheepוָשֶׂ֛הva.SehH7716,andass,withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559untothetwoוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםve.lish.Na.yimH8147menH376thathadspiedH7270outthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,GoH3318intotheharlot’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,andbringH935outthencethewomanH802,andallthatshehath,asye sware untoher.

23Andtheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thespiesH7270wentH3318in,andbroughtH935outRahabרָ֠חָבra.choH7343,andherfatherאָבִ֨יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,andhermotherאִמָּ֤הּ'i.MahH517,andherbrethren,andallthatshehad;allherkindredalsotheybroughtH935out;andtheysetthemwithoutthecampלְמַחֲנֵ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Andtheyburntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityוְהָעִ֛ירve.ha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,andallthatwastherein;onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091,andthevesselsH3627ofbrassandofironוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לve.ha.bar.ZelH1270,theyputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414intothetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.

25ButRahabרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7343theharlot,andherfather’sאָבִ֤יהָ'a.Vi.haH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,andallthatshehad,didJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091savealiveH2421;andshedweltH3427inthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,becauseshehidH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,whomJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971tospyלְרַגֵּ֥לle.ra.GelH7270outJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ פye.ri.ChoH3405.

26AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091chargedthemwithanoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376beforeJehovah,thatrisethupandbuildeththiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405:withthelossofhisfirst-bornshallhelaythefoundationthereof,andwiththelossofhisyoungestוּבִצְעִיר֖וֹu.vitz.'i.RoH6810sonH6810shallhesetH6965upthegatesofit.

27SoJehovahwasH1961withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091;andhisfamewasH1961inallthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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