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Joshua 6:17-21
17Now the cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892and everythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in itmust beוְהָיְתָ֨הve.ha.ye.TahH1961devotedחֵ֛רֶםChe.remH2764to the LORD for destructionהִ֥יא לַֽיהוָ֑הhi' la.Yah.wehH3068H1931.Onlyרַק֩rakH7535Rahabרָחָ֨בra.ChavH7343the prostituteהַזּוֹנָ֜הha.zo.NahH2181and all thoseוְכָל־ve.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834with herאִתָּ֣הּ'i.TahH854in her houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004will liveתִּֽחְיֶ֗ה הִ֚יאtich.Yeh hi'H2421H1931,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588she hidהֶחְבְּאַ֔תָהhech.be.'A.tahH2244אֶת־'et-H853the spiesהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we sentשָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃sha.La.che.nuH7971.
18Butוְרַק־ אַתֶּם֙ve.rak- 'a.TemH7535H859keep awayשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104fromמִן־min-H4480the things devoted to destructionהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435you yourself be set apart for destructionתַּחֲרִ֖ימוּta.cha.Ri.muH2763.If you takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םu.le.kach.TemH3947any ofמִן־min-H4480theseהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764,you will setוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םve.sam.TemH7760אֶת־'et-H853apart the campמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478for destructionלְחֵ֔רֶםle.Che.remH2764and bring disaster upon itוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khar.TemH5916אוֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.
19For allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091and all the articlesוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627of bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֔לu.var.ZelH1270are holyקֹ֥דֶשׁ ה֖וּאKo.desh hu'H6944H1931to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;they must go intoיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935Hisיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068treasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214.”
20So when the rams’ hornsבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹת וַיְהִי֩ba.sho.fa.Rot vay.HiH7782H1961soundedוַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּvai.yit.ke.'UH8628,the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּ֣רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7321.When theyהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the blastק֣וֹלKolH6963of the hornהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רha.sho.FarH7782,the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971gave a greatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutוַיָּרִ֤יעוּ תְּרוּעָ֣הvai.ya.Ri.'u te.ru.'AhH7321H8643,and the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֜הha.cho.MahH2346collapsedוַתִּפֹּ֨ל תַּחְתֶּ֗יהָva.ti.Pol tach.Tei.haH5307H8478.Then all the peopleהָעָ֤ם אִ֣ישׁha.'Am 'ishH5971H376chargedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927straightנֶגְדּ֔וֹneg.DoH5048into the cityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920אֶת־'et-H853itהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
21With the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719they devoted to destructionוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763אֶת־'et-H853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892—manמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andH5704oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205H5704,oxenשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,sheepוָשֶׂ֛הva.SehH7716,and donkeysוַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.MorH2543.
Commentaries on Joshua 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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