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Joshua 6:17-25

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.

22ButJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to thetwoוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםve.lish.Na.yimH8147menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that spiedoutהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270thecountryהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,Goבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935into theharlot’sהַזּוֹנָ֑הha.zo.NahH2181houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, and bringoutוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318from there thewomanH802, and all that she hath, as yesworeנִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖םnish.ba'.TemH7650to her.

23And the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288that werespiesהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗יםham.ra.ge.LimH7270wentinוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and broughtoutוַיֹּצִ֡יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Rahabרָ֠חָבra.choH7343, and herfatherאָבִ֨יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, and hermotherאִמָּ֤הּ'i.MahH517, and herbrethrenאַחֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Chei.haH251, and all that she had; and they broughtoutהוֹצִ֑יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318all herkindredמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶ֖יהָmish.pe.cho.Tei.haH4940, andleftH3240themoutsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351thecampלְמַחֲנֵ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And theyburntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityוְהָעִ֛ירve.ha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784, and all that was in it: only thesilverהַכֶּ֣סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and thegoldוְהַזָּהָ֗בve.ha.za.HavH2091, and thevesselsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ofironוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לve.ha.bar.ZelH1270, theyputנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414into thetreasuryאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

25AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091savedH2421Rahabרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7343theharlotהַ֠זּוֹנָהHa.zo.nahH2181aliveH2421, and herfather’sאָבִ֤יהָ'a.Vi.haH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004, and all that she had; and shedwellethוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478even to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; because shehidהֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙hech.Bi.'ahH2244themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397, whichJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971to spyoutלְרַגֵּ֥לle.ra.GelH7270Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ פye.ri.ChoH3405.

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