New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 6
The Conquest of Jericho
2The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405into your handבְיָֽדְךָ֔ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, withits kingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428andthe valiantהֶחָֽיִל׃he.Cha.yilH2428warriorsגִּבּוֹרֵ֖יgi.bo.ReiH1368.
3You shall marchH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421circlingהַקֵּ֥יףha.KeifH5362the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onceפַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑תPa.'am 'e.ChatH259H6471.You shall doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213soכֹּ֥הkohH3541for sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.
4Also sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.NimH3548shall carryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727;then on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117you shall marchH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall blowיִתְקְע֖וּyit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.
5It shall be that when they makeH4900a longH4900blastH4900with the ram’sהַיּוֹבֵ֗לhai.yo.VelH3104hornבְּקֶ֣רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161,and when you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.khemH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall shoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643;and the wallחוֹמַ֤תcho.MatH2346of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will fallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307downH5307flatתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will goוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927up everyH376manH376straightH5048aheadH5048.”
6So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Takeשְׂא֖וּse.'UH5375up the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285,and let sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםkho.ha.NimH3548carryיִשְׂאוּ֙yis.'UH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙shof.rOtH7782of rams’יוֹבְלִ֔יםyov.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”
8And it was so,that when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091had spokenכֶּאֱמֹ֣רke.'e.MorH559to the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,the sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375the sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentH5674forwardH5674and blewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782;and the arkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068followedהֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ho.Lekh 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980H310them.
9The armedוְהֶחָל֣וּץve.he.cha.LutzH2502men wentהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548who blewתֹּקְעֵ֖יta.ke.'uH8628the trumpetsהַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782, andthe rearH622guardH622cameהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the arkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,while they continuedהָל֖וֹךְha.LokhH1980to blowוְתָק֥וֹעַve.ta.Ko.a'H8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.
10But Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680the peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “You shall not shoutתָרִ֙יעוּ֙ta.Ri.'uH7321norH3808let your voiceקוֹלְכֶ֔םkol.KhemH6963be heardתַשְׁמִ֣יעוּtash.Mi.'uH8085norH3808let a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697proceedיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318out of your mouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117I tellאָמְרִ֧י'a.me.RiH559you, ‘Shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321!’Then you shall shoutוַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃va.ha.ri.'o.TemH7321!”
11So he had the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takenH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,circlingהַקֵּ֖ףha.KefH5362itonceפַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑תPa.'am 'e.ChatH259H6471;then they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264and spentH3885the nightH3885in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פBa.ma.cha.NehH4264.
13The sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375the sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֜וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיֹּבְלִ֗יםhai.yoe.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980on continuallyהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,and blewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782;and the armedוְהֶחָלוּץ֙ve.he.cha.LutzH2502men wentהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them andthe rearH622guardH622cameהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,while they continuedהָל֖וֹךְho.lekhH1980to blowוְתָק֥וֹעַve.ta.Ko.a'H8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.
14Thus the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117they marchedH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892onceפַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔תPa.'am 'a.ChatH259H6471and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264;they didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213soכֹּ֥הkohH3541for sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.
15Then on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925at the dawningהַשַּׁ֔חַרha.Sha.charH7837of the dayH7837and marchedH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892in the sameהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471;onlyH7534on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they marchedH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.
16At the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471,when the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548blewתָּקְע֥וּta.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971, “Shoutהָרִ֔יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321!For the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
17The cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892shall beunderH2764the banH2764,it and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that is in it belongs to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;onlyH7534Rahabרָחָ֨בra.ChavH7343the harlotהַזּוֹנָ֜הha.zo.NahH2181and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605whoH834are with her in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004shall liveתִּֽחְיֶ֗הtich.YehH2421,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588she hidהֶחְבְּאַ֔תָהhech.be.'A.tahH2244the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397whomH834we sentשָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃sha.La.che.nuH7971.
18But as for you, onlyH7534keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104yourselves from the thingsH2764underH2764the banH2764,soפֶּֽן־pen-H6435that you do notcovetתַּחֲרִ֖ימוּta.cha.Ri.muH2763them andtakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םu.le.kach.TemH3947someH4480of the thingsH2764underH2764the banH2764,and makeוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םve.sam.TemH7760the campמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478accursedH2764and bringH5916troubleוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khar.TemH5916on it.
19But allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091and articlesוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627of bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֔לu.var.ZelH1270are holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;they shall goיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935into the treasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”
20So the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּ֣רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7321, and priestsblewוַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּvai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782;and when the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רha.sho.FarH7782,the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֤יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643and thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֜הha.cho.MahH2346fellH5307downH5307flatתַּחְתֶּ֗יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,so that the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up into the cityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892,everyH376manH376straightH5048aheadH5048,and they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
21TheyutterlyH2763destroyedוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763everythingכָּל־kol-H3605in the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,bothH4480H5704manמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288and oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,and oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794and sheepוָשֶׂ֛הva.SehH7716and donkeyוַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
22Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to the twoוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםve.lish.Na.yimH8147menH376who had spiedהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270out the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, “Goבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935into the harlot’sהָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזּוֹנָ֑הha.'i.Shah ha.zo.NahH802H2181houseבֵּית־beit-H1004and bringוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802and allכָּל־kol-H3605she has out of thereמִשָּׁ֤םmi.ShamH8033,as you have swornנִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖םnish.ba'.TemH7650to her.”
23So the youngהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288who were spiesהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in andbroughtוַיֹּצִ֡יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318out Rahabרָ֠חָבra.choH7343and her fatherאָבִ֨יהָ'a.Vi.haH1and her motherאִמָּ֤הּ'i.MahH517and her brothersאַחֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Chei.haH251and allכָּל־kol-H3605she had; they also broughtהוֹצִ֑יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318out allכָּל־kol-H3605her relativesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶ֖יהָmish.pe.cho.Tei.haH4940and placedוַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּםvai.Ya.ni.ChumH5117them outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480H2351the campלְמַחֲנֵ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24They burnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313the cityוְהָעִ֛ירve.ha.'IrH5892with fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that was in it. OnlyH7534the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091,and articlesוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627of bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לve.ha.bar.ZelH1270,they putנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414into the treasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
25However,Rahabרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7343the harlotהַ֠זּוֹנָהHa.zo.nahH2181and her father’sאָבִ֤יהָ'a.Vi.haH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004and allכָּל־kol-H3605she had, Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sparedהֶחֱיָ֣הhe.che.YahH2421;and she has livedוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, forshe hidהֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙hech.Bi.'ahH2244the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397whomH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spyלְרַגֵּ֥לle.ra.GelH7270out Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ פye.ri.ChoH3405.
26Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091made them takeH7650an oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Cursedאָר֨וּר'a.RurH779beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834risesיָקוּם֙ya.KumH6965up and buildsוּבָנָ֞הu.va.NahH1129thisH2088cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405; with the loss ofhis firstbornבִּבְכֹר֣וֹbiv.kho.RoH1060he shall layH3245its foundationH3245, and with the loss ofhis youngestוּבִצְעִיר֖וֹu.vitz.'i.RoH6810sonH6810he shall setיַצִּ֥יבya.TzivH5324up its gatesדְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃de.la.Tei.haH1817.”
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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