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Joshua 6:15-21

15And it came to pass on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that they roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925about thedawningכַּעֲל֣וֹתka.'a.LotH5927of thedayהַשַּׁ֔חַרha.Sha.charH7837, and marchedaroundוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892after the samemannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471: only on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they marchedaroundסָבְב֥וּsa.ve.VuH5437thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִֽים׃pe.'a.MimH6471.

16And it came to pass at theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637timeבַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amH6471, when thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548blewתָּקְע֥וּta.ke.'UH8628with thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Shoutהָרִ֔יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321; for theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

17And thecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892shall beaccursedחֵ֛רֶםChe.remH2764, even it, and all that are in it, to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: onlyRahabרָחָ֨בra.ChavH7343theharlotהַזּוֹנָ֜הha.zo.NahH2181shallliveתִּֽחְיֶ֗הtich.YehH2421, she and all that are with her in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, because shehidהֶחְבְּאַ֔תָהhech.be.'A.tahH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397that wesentשָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃sha.La.che.nuH7971.

18And ye, in everywayוְרַק־ve.rak-H7535keepשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104yourselves from the accursedthingהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764, lest ye make yourselvesaccursedתַּחֲרִ֖ימוּta.cha.Ri.muH2763, when yetakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םu.le.kach.TemH3947of the accursedthingהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764, andmakeוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םve.sam.TemH7760thecampמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478acurseלְחֵ֔רֶםle.Che.remH2764, andtroubleוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khar.TemH5916it.

19But all thesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָ֗בve.za.HavH2091, andvesselsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627ofbrassנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178andironוּבַרְזֶ֔לu.var.ZelH1270, areconsecratedקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: they shallcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935into thetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

20So thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּ֣רַעvai.Ya.ra'H7321when the priestsblewוַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּvai.yit.ke.'UH8628with thetrumpetsבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782: and it came to pass, when thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רha.sho.FarH7782, and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֤יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643, that thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֜הha.cho.MahH2346fell downflatוַתִּפֹּ֨לva.ti.PolH5307, so that thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wentupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into thecityהָעִ֙ירָה֙ha.'I.rahH5892, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376straight before him, and theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

21And they utterlydestroyedוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763all that was in thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892, bothmanמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,youngמִנַּ֖עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2205, andoxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794, andsheepוָשֶׂ֛הva.SehH7716, anddonkeyוַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.MorH2543, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

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