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Joshua 6:17-25

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.

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