Revised Version 1895

Joshua 6

1(NOWH935Jerichoוִֽירִיחוֹ֙vi.ri.ChoH3405was straitlyshutסֹגֶ֣רֶתso.Ge.retH5462upוּמְסֻגֶּ֔רֶתu.me.su.Ge.retH5462becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:noneאֵ֥ין'einH369wentH3318outH3318, andnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369cameH935in.)

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Seeרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thinehandבְיָֽדְךָ֔ve.ya.de.KhaH3027Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405, and thekingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428thereof, and themightyגִּבּוֹרֵ֖יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of valour.

3And ye shall compass thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, goingaboutוְסַבֹּתֶ֣םve.sa.bo.TemH5437thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onceאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259.Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shalt thoudoתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

4Andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.NimH3548shallbearיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782oframs’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH7782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727: and theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117ye shall compass thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shallblowיִתְקְע֖וּyit.ke.'UH8628with thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.

5And it shall be, that when theymakeH8085alongH4900blastH4900with theram’sהַיּוֹבֵ֗לhai.yo.VelH3104hornבְּקֶ֣רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161, and when yehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.khemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallshoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321; and thewallחוֹמַ֤תcho.MatH2346of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shallfallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307downH5307flatתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478, and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallgoוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927upH5927everyH3605manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376straightH5048beforeH5048him.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנוּן֙nunH5126calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,TakeH5375upH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285, and letsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםkho.ha.NimH3548bearH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙shof.rOtH7782oframs’יוֹבְלִ֔יםyov.LimH3104hornsH7782beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And theysaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.yo.me.ruH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,Passעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674on, and compass thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, and let thearmedוְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץve.He.cha.LutzH2502menH5971passיַעֲבֹ֕רya.'a.VorH5674onbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8And it wassoהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980, that whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091hadspokenכֶּאֱמֹ֣רke.'e.MorH559unto thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, thesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375thesevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782oframs’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH7782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068passedעָבְר֕וּ'a.ve.RuH5674on, andblewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628with thetrumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782: and thearkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068followedאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

9And thearmedוְהֶחָל֣וּץve.he.cha.LutzH2502menH1980wentH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thatblewתֹּקְעֵ֖יta.ke.'uH8628thetrumpetsהַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782, and the rearwardwentH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thearkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727, thepriestsH3548blowingוְתָק֥וֹעַve.ta.Ko.a'H8628with thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782as theywentH1980.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680thepeopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,sayingH559, Ye shallnotH3808shoutתָרִ֙יעוּ֙ta.Ri.'uH7321,norH3808letH3808yourvoiceקוֹלְכֶ֔םkol.KhemH6963beheardתַשְׁמִ֣יעוּtash.Mi.'uH8085,neitherH3808shallanyH3318wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697proceedH3318outH3318of yourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117I bidyouH6680shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321; then shall yeshoutוַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃va.ha.ri.'o.TemH7321.

11SoH935he caused thearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to compass thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,goingH935aboutוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437itonceאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259: and theycameH935intoH935thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, and lodged in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פBa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookH5375upH5375thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And thesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548bearingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375thesevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֜וֹתshof.RotH7782oframs’הַיֹּבְלִ֗יםhai.yoe.LimH3104hornsH7782beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentH1980oncontinuallyH1980, andblewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628with thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782; and thearmedוְהֶחָלוּץ֙ve.he.cha.LutzH2502menH1980wentH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them; and the rearwardcameH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thepriestsH3548blowingוְתָק֥וֹעַve.ta.Ko.a'H8628with thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782as theywentH1980.

14And thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117they compassed thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892onceאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intoH7725thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:soH6213theydidH6213sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

15And itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925at thedawningהַשַּׁ֔חַרha.Sha.charH7837of thedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and compassed thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892afterH1961thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471:onlyרַ֚קrakH7535on thatdayH3117they compassed thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961at theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637time, when thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548blewתָּקְע֥וּta.ke.'UH8628with thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Shoutהָרִ֔יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321; for theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414youכִּֽי־ki-H3588thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

17And thecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892shall bedevotedחֵ֛רֶםChe.remH2764,evenH3588it andallH3605that is therein, to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:onlyרַק֩rakH7535Rahabרָחָ֨בra.ChavH7343theharlotהַזּוֹנָ֜הha.zo.NahH2181shallliveתִּֽחְיֶ֗הtich.YehH2421,sheהִ֥יאhi'H1931andallH3605that are withherH3605in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,becauseH3588sheהִ֚יאhi'H1931hidהֶחְבְּאַ֔תָהhech.be.'A.tahH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397thatweH3588sentשָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃sha.La.che.nuH7971.

18And ye, inanyמִן־min-H4480wisekeepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104yourselves from thedevotedהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764thing,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435when ye havedevotedהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764it, yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םu.le.kach.TemH3947of thedevotedלְחֵ֔רֶםle.Che.remH2764thing;soמִן־min-H4480should yemakeוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םve.sam.TemH7760thecampמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478accursed, andtroubleוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khar.TemH5916it.

19Butallוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605thesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091, andvesselsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627ofbrassנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֔לu.var.ZelH1270, areholyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: they shallcomeH935intoH935thetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

20SoH1961thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּ֣רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7321, and the priestsblewוַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּvai.yit.ke.'UH8628with thetrumpetsבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782: and itcameH1961topassH1961, when thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רha.sho.FarH7782, that thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֤יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321, and thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֜הha.cho.MahH2346fellH5307downH5307flatתַּחְתֶּ֗יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,soH1961that thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentH5927upH5927intoH376thecityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892,everyH376manH376straightH5048beforeH5048him, and theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

21And they utterly destroyedallH3605that was in thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,bothH3605manמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,bothH3605youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205, andoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794, andsheepוָשֶׂ֛הva.SehH7716, and ass, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

22AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto thetwoוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםve.lish.Na.yimH8147menH376that hadspiedהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270outH3318thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,GoH3318intoH935theharlot’sהַזּוֹנָ֑הha.zo.NahH2181houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, andbringH935outH3318thence thewomanH802, andallH3605thatsheH834hath, as ye sware untoherH3605.

23And theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thespiesהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270wentH3318in, andbroughtH935outH3318Rahabרָ֠חָבra.choH7343, andherH3605fatherאָבִ֨יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, andherH3605motherאִמָּ֤הּ'i.MahH517, andherH3605brethrenאַחֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Chei.haH251, andallH3605thatsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had,allH3605herH3605kindred also theybroughtH935outH3318; and theysetH935them without thecampלְמַחֲנֵ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And theyburntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityוְהָעִ֛ירve.ha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that was therein:onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091, and thevesselsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ofironוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לve.ha.bar.ZelH1270, theyputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414intoH5414thetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

25ButRahabרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7343theharlotהַ֠זּוֹנָהHa.zo.nahH2181, andherH3605father’sאָבִ֤יהָ'a.Vi.haH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004, andallH3605thatsheH834had,didH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091savealiveהֶחֱיָ֣הhe.che.YahH2421; andsheH834dweltוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588sheH834hidהֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙hech.Bi.'ahH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,whichH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971tospyלְרַגֵּ֥לle.ra.GelH7270outH7971Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ פye.ri.ChoH3405.

26AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091charged them with anoathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650at that time,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֨וּר'a.RurH779be themanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, that risethupH6965and buildeth thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405: with the loss of hisfirstbornבִּבְכֹר֣וֹbiv.kho.RoH1060shall helayH3245thefoundationH3245thereof, and with the loss of hisyoungestוּבִצְעִיר֖וֹu.vitz.'i.RoH6810sonH6810shall hesetH6965upH6965thegatesדְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃de.la.Tei.haH1817of it.

27SoH1961theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was withJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091; and hisfameשָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'OH8089was inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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