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Joshua 6:8-19

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.

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