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Joshua 6:17-25

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.

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