New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 6:4-8

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.”

7Thenhe saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.yo.me.ruH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “GoH5674forwardH5674,and marchH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and let the armedוְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץve.He.cha.LutzH2502men goH5674on beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.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.HemH1980 H310them.

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