Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 6:4-8

4And sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.NimH3548shall bearיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’ hornsהַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104:and the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117ye shall compassתָּסֹ֥בּוּta.So.buH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall blowיִתְקְע֖וּyit.ke.'UH8628with the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.

5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a longבִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ׀bim.ShokhH4900blastwith the ram’sהַיּוֹבֵ֗לhai.yo.VelH3104hornבְּקֶ֣רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161, andwhen ye hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.khemH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall shoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643;and the wallחוֹמַ֤תcho.MatH2346of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall fall downוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307flatתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall ascend upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376straight before him.

6And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Take upשְׂא֖וּse.'UH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285,and let sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםkho.ha.NimH3548bearיִשְׂאוּ֙yis.'UH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙shof.rOtH7782of rams’ hornsיוֹבְלִ֔יםyov.LimH3104beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.yo.me.ruH559unto the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Pass onעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674,and compassוְסֹ֣בּוּve.So.buH5437the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and let him that is armedוְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץve.He.cha.LutzH2502pass onיַעֲבֹ֕רya.'a.VorH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8And it came to pass, when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091had spokenכֶּאֱמֹ֣רke.'e.MorH559unto the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,that the sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375the sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’ hornsהַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104passed onעָבְר֕וּ'a.ve.RuH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and blewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628with the trumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782:and the arkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068followedהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310.

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