Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 6:17-21

17And the cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892shall be accursedחֵ֛רֶםChe.remH2764, even it, and all that aretherein, to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:only Rahabרָחָ֨בra.ChavH7343the harlotהַזּוֹנָ֜הha.zo.NahH2181shall liveתִּֽחְיֶ֗הtich.YehH2421, she and all that arewith her in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,because she hidהֶחְבְּאַ֔תָהhech.be.'A.tahH2244the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397that we sentשָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃sha.La.che.nuH7971.

18And ye, in any wiseוְרַק־ve.rak-H7535keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104yourselvesfrom the accursed thingהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764, lest ye make yourselvesaccursedתַּחֲרִ֖ימוּta.cha.Ri.muH2763,when ye takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םu.le.kach.TemH3947of the accursed thingהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764,and makeוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םve.sam.TemH7760the campמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478a curseלְחֵ֔רֶםle.Che.remH2764,and troubleוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khar.TemH5916it.

19But all the silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701,and goldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091,and vesselsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627of brassנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַרְזֶ֔לu.var.ZelH1270, areconsecratedקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:they shall comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935into the treasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

20So the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּ֣רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7321when the priestsblewוַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּvai.yit.ke.'UH8628with the trumpetsבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782:and it came to pass, when the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רha.sho.FarH7782,and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֤יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643,that the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֜הha.cho.MahH2346fell down flatוַתִּפֹּ֨לva.ti.PolH5307,so that the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into the cityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892,every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376straight before him, and they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

21And they utterly destroyedוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763all that wasin the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,both manמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288and oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205,and oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794,and sheepוָשֶׂ֛הva.SehH7716,and donkeyוַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

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