Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 6:21-24

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.

22But Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto the twoוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםve.lish.Na.yimH8147menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that had spied outהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270the countryהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,Goבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935into the harlot’sהַזּוֹנָ֑הha.zo.NahH2181houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and bring outוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318thence the womanH802,and all that she hath, as ye swareנִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖םnish.ba'.TemH7650unto her.

23And the young menהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288that were spiesהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270went inוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and brought outוַיֹּצִ֡יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Rahabרָ֠חָבra.choH7343,and her fatherאָבִ֨יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,and her motherאִמָּ֤הּ'i.MahH517,and her brethrenאַחֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Chei.haH251,and all that she had; and they brought outהוֹצִ֑יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318all her kindredמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶ֖יהָmish.pe.cho.Tei.haH4940,and leftH3240them withoutמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלְמַחֲנֵ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And they burntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313the cityוְהָעִ֛ירve.ha.'IrH5892with fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784, and all that wastherein: only the silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091,and the vesselsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627of brassהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178and of ironוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לve.ha.bar.ZelH1270,they putנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414into the treasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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