Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 6:1-3

1Now Jerichoוִֽירִיחוֹ֙vi.ri.ChoH3405was straitlyסֹגֶ֣רֶתso.Ge.retH5462shut upוּמְסֻגֶּ֔רֶתu.me.su.Ge.retH5462becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:none went outיוֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318,and none came inבָּֽא׃ סBa'H935.

2And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414into thine handבְיָֽדְךָ֔ve.ya.de.KhaH3027Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,and the kingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428thereof, andthe mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֖יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valourהֶחָֽיִל׃he.Cha.yilH2428.

3And ye shall compassוְסַבֹּתֶ֣םve.sa.bo.TemH5437the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, all yemenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andgo round aboutהַקֵּ֥יףha.KeifH5362the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onceפַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑תPa.'am 'e.ChatH259 H6471.Thus shalt thou doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

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