New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 6:17-25

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,bothH4480 H5704manמֵאִישׁ֙me.'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.NahH802 H2181houseבֵּית־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.ChutzH4480 H2351the 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.

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