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Joshua 6

1NowJerichoוִֽירִיחוֹ֙vi.ri.ChoH3405wasshutH5462upandwasbarred,becauseofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nonewentH3318out,andnonecameH935in.

2AndJehovahsaidH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,IhavegivenH5414intothyhandבְיָֽדְךָ֔ve.ya.de.KhaH3027Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,andthekingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428thereof, [and]thevaliantmenH1368.

3Andyeshallgoוְסַבֹּתֶ֣םve.sa.bo.TemH5437roundH5437thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,allthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, encompassingthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892once.Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thoudosixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

4Andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.NimH3548shallcarryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375beforethearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651blast-trumpets;andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117yeshallgoתָּסֹ֥בּוּta.So.buH5437roundH5437thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shallblowH8628withthetrumpetsH7782.

5AnditshallcometopasswhentheymakeH8085alongblastwiththeblast-horn,thatallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971onhearingכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.khemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782shallshoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321withagreatH1419shoutH7321;andthewallחוֹמַ֤תcho.MatH2346ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shallfallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307flat,andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallgoוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927up,eachoneH376straightbeforehim.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנוּן֙nunH5126calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andsaidH559tothem,CarryH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285,andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםkho.ha.NimH3548shallcarryH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651blast-trumpetsbeforethearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.

7AndhesaidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Passעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674on,goוְסֹ֣בּוּve.So.buH5437roundH5437thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andtheythatarearmedוְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץve.He.cha.LutzH2502shallpassיַעֲבֹ֕רya.'a.VorH5674onbeforethearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.

8AnditcametopassH5674whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091hadspokentothepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,thatthesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375thesevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651blast-trumpetsbeforeJehovahpassedH5674onandblewwiththetrumpetsH7782;andthearkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahwentH1980afterthem.

9Andthearmedוְהֶחָל֣וּץve.he.cha.LutzH2502menwentH1980beforethepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548whoblewH8628withthetrumpetsהַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782,andtherearguardcameH1980afterthearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727;theyblewH8628withthetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782inmarching.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadcommandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680thepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Yeshallnotshoutתָרִ֙יעוּ֙ta.Ri.'uH7321,norletyourvoiceקוֹלְכֶ֔םkol.KhemH6963beheardH8085,neithershallawordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697proceedoutofyourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310,untilthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117Isayאָמְרִ֧י'a.me.RiH559toyou,Shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321;thenshallyeshoutוַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃va.ha.ri.'o.TemH7321.

11Andthearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofJehovahwentH935roundH5437thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, encompassing [it]once;andtheycameH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,andlodgedinthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פBa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carriedH5375thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.

13Andthesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375thesevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651blast-trumpetsbeforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahwentH1980onandblewcontinuallywiththetrumpetsH7782;andthearmedוְהֶחָלוּץ֙ve.he.cha.LutzH2502menwentH1980beforethem,andtherearguardwentH1980afterthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah;theyblewH8628withthetrumpetsH7782inmarching.

14Andonthesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117theywentH7725roundH5437thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892once,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.Sotheydidsixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

15AnditwasH1961sothatontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925,aboutthemorning-dawn,andwentH5927roundH5437thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892afterthesamemannersevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471;onlyרַ֚קrakH7535onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theywentH5927roundH5437thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesH6471.

16Anditcametopasstheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471,whenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548blewH8628withthetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782,thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559tothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Shoutהָרִ֔יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321;forJehovahhasgivenH5414youthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

17Andthecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892shallbeוְהָיְתָ֨הve.ha.ye.TahH1961accursed,itandallthatisinit,toJehovah;onlyרַק֩rakH7535Rahabרָחָ֨בra.ChavH7343theharlotshallliveתִּֽחְיֶ֗הtich.YehH2421,sheandallthatarewithherinthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,becauseshehidH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397thatwesentH7971.

18Butinanywisekeepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104fromtheaccursed thing,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yemakeוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םve.sam.TemH7760[yourselves] accursedintakingוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םu.le.kach.TemH3947oftheaccursed thing,andmakeH7760thecampמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478acurse,andtroubleוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khar.TemH5916it.

19Andallthesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701,andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091,andvesselsH3627ofcopperH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֔לu.var.ZelH1270,shallbeholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944toJehovah;theyshallcomeH935intothetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214ofJehovah.

20Andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּ֣רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7321,andtheyblewH8628withthetrumpetsבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782.Anditcametopasswhenthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971heardH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רha.sho.FarH7782,andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֤יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321withagreatH1419shoutH7321,thatthewallהַֽחוֹמָ֜הha.cho.MahH2346fellH5307downH5307flat;andthepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentH5927upintothecityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892,eachoneH376straightbeforehim,andtheytookH3920thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559tothetwoוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםve.lish.Na.yimH8147menH376thathadspiedH7270outthecountry,GoH3318intotheharlot'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004andbringH935outthencethewomanH802,andallthatshehas,asyesworeנִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖םnish.ba'.TemH7650untoher.

23Andtheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,thespiesH7270,wentH3318inandbroughtH935outRahabרָ֠חָבra.choH7343,andherfatherאָבִ֨יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,andhermotherאִמָּ֤הּ'i.MahH517,andherbrethren,andallthatshehad:allherkindreddidtheybringH935out,andtheyleftthemoutsidethecampלְמַחֲנֵ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Andtheyburnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityוְהָעִ֛ירve.ha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,andallthatwastherein;onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andthegoldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091,andthevesselsH3627ofcopperH5178andofironוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לve.ha.bar.ZelH1270,theyputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414intothetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.

25AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091savedaliveH2421Rahabרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7343theharlot,andherfather'shouseholdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,andallthatshehad,andshedweltH3427inthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;becauseshehidH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397whomJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadsentH7971tospyלְרַגֵּ֥לle.ra.GelH7270outJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ פye.ri.ChoH3405.

26AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sworeH7650atthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376beforeJehovahwhoshallriseH6965upandbuildH1129thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405!Inhisfirst-bornshallhelayitsfoundation,andinhisyoungestוּבִצְעִיר֖וֹu.vitz.'i.RoH6810sonH6810shallhesetH6965upitsgates.

27AndJehovahwasH1961withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091;andhisfamewasH1961inallthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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