Joshua 6
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וְשִׁבְעָ֣הand sevenכֹהֲנִ֡יםpriestsיִשְׂאוּ֩they will carryשִׁבְעָ֨הsevenשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתthe trumpets ofהַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙the rams' hornsלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָאָר֔וֹןthe arkוּבַיּוֹם֙and on the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יthe seventhתָּסֹ֥בּוּyou will go roundאֶת־obj.הָעִ֖ירthe cityשֶׁ֣בַעsevenפְּעָמִ֑יםtimesוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםand the priestsיִתְקְע֖וּthey will give a blastבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃on the trumpets
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וְהָיָ֞הand it will beבִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ׀when blowבְּקֶ֣רֶןon the horn ofהַיּוֹבֵ֗לthe ram's hornכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙just as hear youאֶת־obj.ק֣וֹלthe sound ofהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רthe trumpetיָרִ֥יעוּthey will shoutכָל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleתְּרוּעָ֣הa shoutגְדוֹלָ֑הloudוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הand it will fallחוֹמַ֤תthe wall ofהָעִיר֙the cityתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָin place itsוְעָל֥וּand they will go upהָעָ֖םthe peopleאִ֥ישׁeveryoneנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃before himself
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וַיִּקְרָ֞אand he calledיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַJoshuaבִּן־the son ofנוּן֙Nunאֶל־toהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priestsוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themשְׂא֖וּlift upאֶת־obj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofהַבְּרִ֑יתthe covenantוְשִׁבְעָ֣הand sevenכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםpriestsיִשְׂאוּ֙they will carryשִׁבְעָ֤הsevenשֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙trumpets ofיוֹבְלִ֔יםrams' hornsלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeאֲר֥וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכֶּאֱמֹ֣רwhen had saidיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮Joshuaאֶל־toהָעָם֒the peopleוְשִׁבְעָ֣הand sevenהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםthe priestsנֹשְׂאִים֩who were carryingשִׁבְעָ֨הsevenשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתthe trumpets ofהַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙the rams' hornsלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֔הYahwehעָבְר֕וּthey passed onוְתָקְע֖וּand they gave a blastבַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתon the trumpetsוַֽאֲרוֹן֙and the ark ofבְּרִ֣יתthe covenant ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehהֹלֵ֖ךְwas goingאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃after them
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וְאֶת־and obj.הָעָם֩the peopleצִוָּ֨הhe commandedיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshuaלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingלֹ֤אnotתָרִ֙יעוּ֙you must shoutוְלֹֽא־and notתַשְׁמִ֣יעוּyou must make heardאֶת־obj.קוֹלְכֶ֔םvoice yourוְלֹא־and notיֵצֵ֥אit will go outמִפִּיכֶ֖םfrom mouth yourדָּבָ֑רa wordעַ֠דuntilי֣וֹםthe dayאָמְרִ֧יsay Iאֲלֵיכֶ֛םto youהָרִ֖יעוּshoutוַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃and you will shout
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וְשִׁבְעָ֣הand sevenהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםthe priestsנֹשְׂאִים֩who were carryingשִׁבְעָ֨הsevenשׁוֹפְר֜וֹתthe trumpets ofהַיֹּבְלִ֗יםthe rams' hornsלִפְנֵי֙to beforeאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehהֹלְכִ֣יםwere walkingהָל֔וֹךְcontinuously to walkוְתָקְע֖וּand they gave blastsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתon the trumpetsוְהֶחָלוּץ֙and the armed manהֹלֵ֣ךְwas walkingלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before themוְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ףand the rearguardהֹלֵךְ֙was walkingאַֽחֲרֵי֙behindאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehהָל֖וֹךְwalkingוְתָק֥וֹעַand giving blastsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃on the trumpets
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יthe seventhוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙and they rose earlyכַּעֲל֣וֹתwhen came upהַשַּׁ֔חַרthe dawnוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּand they went aroundאֶת־obj.הָעִ֛ירthe cityכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טaccording to the customהַזֶּ֖הthe thisשֶׁ֣בַעsevenפְּעָמִ֑יםtimesרַ֚קonlyבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatסָבְב֥וּthey went roundאֶת־obj.הָעִ֖ירthe cityשֶׁ֥בַעsevenפְּעָמִֽים׃times
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וְהָיְתָ֨הand it will beהָעִ֥ירthe cityחֵ֛רֶםa devoted thingהִ֥יאitוְכָל־and allאֲשֶׁר־thatבָּ֖הּis in the itלַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahwehרַק֩onlyרָחָ֨בRahabהַזּוֹנָ֜הthe prostituteתִּֽחְיֶ֗הshe will liveהִ֚יאsheוְכָל־and everyאֲשֶׁ֣רone whoאִתָּ֣הּis with herבַּבַּ֔יִתin the houseכִּ֣יforהֶחְבְּאַ֔תָהshe hidאֶת־obj.הַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםthe messengersאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomשָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃we sent
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וְרַק־and onlyאַתֶּם֙youשִׁמְר֣וּkeepמִן־fromהַחֵ֔רֶםthe devoted thingsפֶּֽן־lestתַּחֲרִ֖ימוּyou should totally destroyוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םand you will takeמִן־any ofהַחֵ֑רֶםthe devoted thingsוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םand you will makeאֶת־obj.מַחֲנֵ֤הthe camp ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלְחֵ֔רֶםinto a devoted thingוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םand you will troubleאוֹתֽוֹ׃obj. it
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וַיָּ֣רַעand it shoutedהָעָ֔םthe peopleוַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּand they gave a blastבַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹתon the trumpetsוַיְהִי֩and it wasכִשְׁמֹ֨עַwhen heardהָעָ֜םthe peopleאֶת־obj.ק֣וֹלthe sound ofהַשּׁוֹפָ֗רthe trumpetוַיָּרִ֤יעוּand they shoutedהָעָם֙the peopleתְּרוּעָ֣הa shoutגְדוֹלָ֔הloudוַתִּפֹּ֨לand it fellהַֽחוֹמָ֜הthe city wallתַּחְתֶּ֗יהָin place itsוַיַּ֨עַלand it went upהָעָ֤םthe peopleהָעִ֙ירָה֙the city towardsאִ֣ישׁeveryoneנֶגְדּ֔וֹbefore himselfוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּand they capturedאֶת־obj.הָעִֽיר׃the city
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וְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםand to twoהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםthe menהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤יםwho had spied outאֶת־obj.הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landאָמַ֣רhe saidיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaבֹּ֖אוּgoבֵּית־the house ofהָאִשָּׁ֣הthe womanהַזּוֹנָ֑הthe prostituteוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּand bring outמִשָּׁ֤םfrom thereאֶת־obj.הָֽאִשָּׁה֙the womanוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־everyאֲשֶׁר־one whoלָ֔הּbelongs to the herכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asנִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖םyou sworeלָֽהּ׃to the her
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וַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they wentהַנְּעָרִ֣יםthe young menהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗יםwho had spied outוַיֹּצִ֡יאוּand they brought outאֶת־obj.רָ֠חָבRahabוְאֶת־and obj.אָבִ֨יהָfather herוְאֶת־and obj.אִמָּ֤הּmother herוְאֶת־and obj.אַחֶ֙יהָ֙brothers herוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־everyאֲשֶׁר־one whoלָ֔הּbelonged to the herוְאֵ֥תand obj.כָּל־allמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶ֖יהָfamilies herהוֹצִ֑יאוּthey brought outוַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּםand they put themמִח֖וּץfrom the outsideלְמַחֲנֵ֥הof the camp ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וְהָעִ֛ירand the cityשָׂרְפ֥וּthey burnedבָאֵ֖שׁwith the fireוְכָל־and allאֲשֶׁר־thatבָּ֑הּwas in the itרַ֣ק׀onlyהַכֶּ֣סֶףthe silverוְהַזָּהָ֗בand the goldוּכְלֵ֤יand the articles ofהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙the bronzeוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לand the ironנָתְנ֖וּthey putאוֹצַ֥רthe treasury ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְֽאֶת־and obj.רָחָ֣בRahabהַ֠זּוֹנָהthe prostituteוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֨יתthe household ofאָבִ֤יהָfather herוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־everyאֲשֶׁר־one whoלָהּ֙belonged to the herהֶחֱיָ֣הhe let liveיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙and she has dweltבְּקֶ֣רֶבin the midst ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisכִּ֤יforהֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙she hidאֶת־obj.הַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםthe messengersאֲשֶׁר־whomשָׁלַ֥חhe had sentיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaלְרַגֵּ֥לto spy outאֶת־obj.יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ פJericho
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וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עand he administered an oathיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshuaבָּעֵ֥תat the timeהַהִ֖יאthe thatלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingאָר֨וּרis cursedהָאִ֜ישׁthe personלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoיָקוּם֙he will ariseוּבָנָ֞הand he will rebuildאֶת־obj.הָעִ֤ירthe cityהַזֹּאת֙the thisאֶת־obj.יְרִיח֔וֹJerichoבִּבְכֹר֣וֹwith firstborn hisיְיַסְּדֶ֔נָּהhe will found itוּבִצְעִיר֖וֹand with young son hisיַצִּ֥יבhe will set upדְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃gates its
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