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Joshua 6:17-21

17Now the cityH5892 and everythingH3605 in it must beH1961 devotedH2764 to the LORD for destructionH3068H1931.1 OnlyH7535 RahabH7343 the prostituteH2181 and all thoseH3605 with herH854 in her houseH1004 will liveH2421H1931, becauseH3588 she hidH2244 the spiesH4397 we sentH7971. 18ButH7535H859 keep awayH8104 fromH4480 the things devoted to destructionH2764, lestH6435 you yourself be set apart for destructionH2763. If you takeH3947 any ofH4480 these, you will setH7760 apart the campH4264 of IsraelH3478 for destructionH2764 and bring disaster upon itH5916. 19For allH3605 the silverH3701 and goldH2091 and all the articlesH3627 of bronzeH5178 and ironH1270 are holyH6944H1931 to the LORDH3068; they must go intoH935 His treasuryH214.”

20So when the rams’ hornsH7782H1961 soundedH8628, the peopleH5971 shoutedH7321. When theyH5971 heardH8085 the blastH6963 of the hornH7782, the peopleH5971 gave a greatH1419 shoutH7321H8643, and the wallH2346 collapsedH5307H8478. Then all the peopleH5971H376 chargedH5927 straightH5048 into the cityH5892 and capturedH3920 it. 21With the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719 they devoted to destructionH2763 everythingH3605 in the cityH5892—manH376 and womanH802, youngH5288 andH5704 oldH2205H5704, oxenH7794, sheepH7716, and donkeysH2543.

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  1. 1. Joshua 6:17 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in verses 18 and 21. ↩

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