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WEB·Joshua 6

¹Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.

KJVNow Jericho^H3405 was straitly^H5462^(H8802) shut up^H5462^(H8794) because^H6440 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: none went out^H3318^(H8802), and none came in^H935^(H8802).

² Yahweh said to Joshua, “Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joshua^H3091, See^H7200^(H8798), I have given^H5414^(H8804) into thine hand^H3027 Jericho^H3405, and the king^H4428 thereof, and the mighty men^H1368 of valour^H2428.

³ All of your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.

KJVAnd ye shall compass^H5437^(H8804) the city^H5892, all ye men^H582 of war^H4421, and go round about^H5362^(H8687) the city^H5892 once^H6471^H259. Thus shalt thou do^H6213^(H8799) six^H8337 days^H3117.

⁴ Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

KJVAnd seven^H7651 priests^H3548 shall bear^H5375^(H8799) before^H6440 the ark^H727 seven^H7651 trumpets^H7782 of rams' horns^H3104: and the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 ye shall compass^H5437^(H8799) the city^H5892 seven^H7651 times^H6471, and the priests^H3548 shall blow^H8628^(H8799) with the trumpets^H7782.

⁵ It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the city wall will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, every man straight in front of him.”

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, that when they make a long^H4900^(H8800) blast with the ram's^H3104 horn^H7161, and when ye hear^H8085^(H8800) the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782, all the people^H5971 shall shout^H7321^(H8686) with a great^H1419 shout^H8643; and the wall^H2346 of the city^H5892 shall fall down^H5307^(H8804) flat^H8478, and the people^H5971 shall ascend up^H5927^(H8804) every man^H376 straight before him.

⁶ Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh’s ark.”

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126 called^H7121^(H8799) the priests^H3548, and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Take up^H5375^(H8798) the ark^H727 of the covenant^H1285, and let seven^H7651 priests^H3548 bear^H5375^(H8799) seven^H7651 trumpets^H7782 of rams' horns^H3104 before^H6440 the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068.

⁷ They said to the people, “Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before Yahweh’s ark.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto the people^H5971, Pass on^H5674^(H8798), and compass^H5437^(H8798) the city^H5892, and let him that is armed^H2502^(H8803) pass on^H5674^(H8799) before^H6440 the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068.

⁸ It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of Yahweh’s covenant followed them.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when Joshua^H3091 had spoken^H559^(H8800) unto the people^H5971, that the seven^H7651 priests^H3548 bearing^H5375^(H8802) the seven^H7651 trumpets^H7782 of rams' horns^H3104 passed on^H5674^(H8804) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, and blew^H8628^(H8804) with the trumpets^H7782: and the ark^H727 of the covenant^H1285 of the LORD^H3068 followed^H1980^(H8802) them^H310.

⁹ The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.

KJVAnd the armed^H2502^(H8803) men went^H1980^(H8802) before^H6440 the priests^H3548 that blew^H8628^(H8802)^(H8675)^H8628^(H8804) with the trumpets^H7782, and the rereward^H622^(H8764) came^H1980^(H8802) after^H310 the ark^H727, the priests going on^H1980^(H8800), and blowing^H8628^(H8800) with the trumpets^H7782.

¹⁰ Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.”

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 had commanded^H6680^(H8765) the people^H5971, saying^H559^(H8800), Ye shall not shout^H7321^(H8686), nor make any noise^H8085^(H8686) with your voice^H6963, neither shall any word^H1697 proceed^H3318^(H8799) out of your mouth^H6310, until the day^H3117 I bid^H559^(H8800) you shout^H7321^(H8685); then shall ye shout^H7321^(H8689).

¹¹ So he caused Yahweh’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp.

KJVSo the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 compassed^H5437^(H8686) the city^H5892, going about^H5362^(H8687) it once^H6471^H259: and they came^H935^(H8799) into the camp^H4264, and lodged^H3885^(H8799) in the camp^H4264.

¹² Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up Yahweh’s ark.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 rose early^H7925^(H8686) in the morning^H1242, and the priests^H3548 took up^H5375^(H8799) the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068.

¹³ The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of Yahweh’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after Yahweh’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.

KJVAnd seven^H7651 priests^H3548 bearing^H5375^(H8802) seven^H7651 trumpets^H7782 of rams' horns^H3104 before^H6440 the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 went on^H1980^(H8802) continually^H1980^(H8800), and blew^H8628^(H8804) with the trumpets^H7782: and the armed men^H2502^(H8803) went^H1980^(H8802) before^H6440 them; but the rereward^H622^(H8764) came^H1980^(H8802) after^H310 the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068, the priests going on^H1980^(H8800), and blowing^H8628^(H8800) with the trumpets^H7782.

¹⁴ The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days.

KJVAnd the second^H8145 day^H3117 they compassed^H5437^(H8799) the city^H5892 once^H6471^H259, and returned^H7725^(H8799) into the camp^H4264: so they did^H6213^(H8804) six^H8337 days^H3117.

¹⁵ On the seventh day, they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. On this day only they marched around the city seven times.

KJVAnd it came to pass on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117, that they rose early^H7925^(H8686) about the dawning^H5927^(H8800) of the day^H7837, and compassed^H5437^(H8799) the city^H5892 after the same manner^H4941 seven^H7651 times^H6471: only on that day^H3117 they compassed^H5437^(H8804) the city^H5892 seven^H7651 times^H6471.

¹⁶ At the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for Yahweh has given you the city!

KJVAnd it came to pass at the seventh^H7637 time^H6471, when the priests^H3548 blew^H8628^(H8804) with the trumpets^H7782, Joshua^H3091 said^H559^(H8799) unto the people^H5971, Shout^H7321^(H8685); for the LORD^H3068 hath given^H5414^(H8804) you the city^H5892.

¹⁷ The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to Yahweh. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

KJVAnd the city^H5892 shall be accursed^H2764, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD^H3068: only Rahab^H7343 the harlot^H2181^(H8802) shall live^H2421^(H8799), she and all that are with her in the house^H1004, because she hid^H2244^(H8689) the messengers^H4397 that we sent^H7971^(H8804).

¹⁸ But as for you, only keep yourselves from what is devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so you would make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it.

KJVAnd ye, in any wise^H7535 keep^H8104^(H8798) yourselves from the accursed thing^H2764, lest ye make yourselves accursed^H2763^(H8686), when ye take^H3947^(H8804) of the accursed thing^H2764, and make^H7760^(H8804) the camp^H4264 of Israel^H3478 a curse^H2764, and trouble^H5916^(H8804) it.

¹⁹ But all the silver, gold, and vessels of bronze and iron are holy to Yahweh. They shall come into Yahweh’s treasury.”

KJVBut all the silver^H3701, and gold^H2091, and vessels^H3627 of brass^H5178 and iron^H1270, are consecrated^H6944 unto the LORD^H3068: they shall come^H935^(H8799) into the treasury^H214 of the LORD^H3068.

²⁰ So the people shouted and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they took the city.

KJVSo the people^H5971 shouted^H7321^(H8686) when the priests blew^H8628^(H8799) with the trumpets^H7782: and it came to pass, when the people^H5971 heard^H8085^(H8800) the sound^H6963 of the trumpet^H7782, and the people^H5971 shouted^H7321^(H8686) with a great^H1419 shout^H8643, that the wall^H2346 fell down flat^H5307^(H8799), so that the people^H5971 went up^H5927^(H8799) into the city^H5892, every man^H376 straight before him, and they took^H3920^(H8799) the city^H5892.

²¹ They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

KJVAnd they utterly destroyed^H2763^(H8686) all that was in the city^H5892, both man^H376 and woman^H802, young^H5288 and old^H2205, and ox^H7794, and sheep^H7716, and ass^H2543, with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719.

²² Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman and all that she has out from there, as you swore to her.”

KJVBut Joshua^H3091 had said^H559^(H8804) unto the two^H8147 men^H582 that had spied out^H7270^(H8764) the country^H776, Go^H935^(H8798) into the harlot's^H2181^(H8802) house^H1004, and bring out^H3318^(H8685) thence the woman^H802, and all that she hath, as ye sware^H7650^(H8738) unto her.

²³ The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. They also brought out all of her relatives, and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.

KJVAnd the young men^H5288 that were spies^H7270^(H8764) went in^H935^(H8799), and brought out^H3318^(H8686) Rahab^H7343, and her father^H1, and her mother^H517, and her brethren^H251, and all that she had; and they brought out^H3318^(H8689) all her kindred^H4940, and left^H3240^(H8686) them without^H2351 the camp^H4264 of Israel^H3478.

²⁴ They burned the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron into the treasury of Yahweh’s house.

KJVAnd they burnt^H8313^(H8804) the city^H5892 with fire^H784, and all that was therein: only the silver^H3701, and the gold^H2091, and the vessels^H3627 of brass^H5178 and of iron^H1270, they put^H5414^(H8804) into the treasury^H214 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

²⁵ But Rahab the prostitute, her father’s household, and all that she had, Joshua saved alive. She lives in the middle of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 saved^H2421 Rahab^H7343 the harlot^H2181^(H8802) alive^H2421^(H8689), and her father's^H1 household^H1004, and all that she had; and she dwelleth^H3427^(H8799) in^H7130 Israel^H3478 even unto this day^H3117; because she hid^H2244^(H8689) the messengers^H4397, which Joshua^H3091 sent^H7971^(H8804) to spy out^H7270^(H8763) Jericho^H3405.

²⁶ Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before Yahweh who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.”

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 adjured^H7650^(H8686) them at that time^H6256, saying^H559^(H8800), Cursed^H779^(H8803) be the man^H376 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, that riseth up^H6965^(H8799) and buildeth^H1129^(H8804) this city^H5892 Jericho^H3405: he shall lay the foundation^H3245^(H8762) thereof in his firstborn^H1060, and in his youngest^H6810 son shall he set up^H5324^(H8686) the gates^H1817 of it.

²⁷ So Yahweh was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

KJVSo the LORD^H3068 was with Joshua^H3091; and his fame^H8089 was noised throughout all the country^H776.

WEB·Joshua 5

¹When all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard how Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when all the kings^H4428 of the Amorites^H567, which were on the side^H5676 of Jordan^H3383 westward^H3220, and all the kings^H4428 of the Canaanites^H3669, which were by the sea^H3220, heard^H8085^(H8800) that the LORD^H3068 had dried up^H3001^(H8689) the waters^H4325 of Jordan^H3383 from before^H6440 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, until we were passed over^H5674^(H8800), that their heart^H3824 melted^H4549^(H8735), neither was there spirit^H7307 in them any more, because^H6440 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

² At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.”

KJVAt that time^H6256 the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8804) unto Joshua^H3091, Make^H6213^(H8798) thee sharp^H6697 knives^H2719, and circumcise^H4135^(H8798) again^H7725^(H8798) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 the second time^H8145.

³ Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

KJVAnd Joshua^H3091 made^H6213^(H8799) him sharp^H6697 knives^H2719, and circumcised^H4135^(H8799) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 at the hill^H1389 of the foreskins^H6190.

⁴ This is the reason Joshua circumcised them: all the people who came out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness along the way, after they came out of Egypt.

KJVAnd this is the cause^H1697 why Joshua^H3091 did circumcise^H4135^(H8804): All the people^H5971 that came out^H3318^(H8802) of Egypt^H4714, that were males^H2145, even all the men^H582 of war^H4421, died^H4191^(H8804) in the wilderness^H4057 by the way^H1870, after they came out^H3318^(H8800) of Egypt^H4714.

⁵ For all the people who came out were circumcised; but all the people who were born in the wilderness along the way as they came out of Egypt had not been circumcised.

KJVNow^H3588 all the people^H5971 that came out^H3318^(H8802) were circumcised^H4135^(H8803): but all the people^H5971 that were born^H3209 in the wilderness^H4057 by the way^H1870 as they came forth^H3318^(H8800) out of Egypt^H4714, them they had not circumcised^H4135^(H8804).

⁶ For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness until all the nation, even the men of war who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice. Yahweh swore to them that he wouldn’t let them see the land which Yahweh swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

KJVFor the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 walked^H1980^(H8804) forty^H705 years^H8141 in the wilderness^H4057, till all the people^H1471 that were men^H582 of war^H4421, which came out^H3318^(H8802) of Egypt^H4714, were consumed^H8552^(H8800), because they obeyed^H8085^(H8804) not the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068: unto whom the LORD^H3068 sware^H7650^(H8738) that he would not shew^H7200^(H8687) them the land^H776, which the LORD^H3068 sware^H7650^(H8738) unto their fathers^H1 that he would give^H5414^(H8800) us, a land^H776 that floweth^H2100^(H8802) with milk^H2461 and honey^H1706.

⁷ Their children, whom he raised up in their place, were circumcised by Joshua, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.

KJVAnd their children^H1121, whom he raised up^H6965^(H8689) in their stead, them Joshua^H3091 circumcised^H4135^(H8804): for they were uncircumcised^H6189, because they had not circumcised^H4135^(H8804) them by the way^H1870.

⁸ When they were done circumcising the whole nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when they had done^H8552^(H8804) circumcising^H4135^(H8736) all the people^H1471, that they abode^H3427^(H8799) in their places in the camp^H4264, till they were whole^H2421^(H8800).

⁹ Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal to this day.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joshua^H3091, This day^H3117 have I rolled away^H1556^(H8804) the reproach^H2781 of Egypt^H4714 from off you. Wherefore the name^H8034 of the place^H4725 is called^H7121^(H8799) Gilgal^H1537 unto this day^H3117.

¹⁰ The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 encamped^H2583^(H8799) in Gilgal^H1537, and kept^H6213^(H8799) the passover^H6453 on the fourteenth^H702^H6240 day^H3117 of the month^H2320 at even^H6153 in the plains^H6160 of Jericho^H3405.

¹¹ They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.

KJVAnd they did eat^H398^(H8799) of the old corn^H5669 of the land^H776 on the morrow^H4283 after the passover^H6453, unleavened cakes^H4682, and parched^H7033^(H8803) corn in the selfsame^H6106 day^H3117.

¹² The manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel didn’t have manna any more, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

KJVAnd the manna^H4478 ceased^H7673^(H8799) on the morrow^H4283 after they had eaten^H398^(H8800) of the old corn^H5669 of the land^H776; neither had the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 manna^H4478 any more; but they did eat^H398^(H8799) of the fruit^H8393 of the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667 that year^H8141.

¹³ When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our enemies?”

KJVAnd it came to pass, when Joshua^H3091 was by Jericho^H3405, that he lifted up^H5375^(H8799) his eyes^H5869 and looked^H7200^(H8799), and, behold, there stood^H5975^(H8802) a man^H376 over against him with his sword^H2719 drawn^H8025^(H8803) in his hand^H3027: and Joshua^H3091 went^H3212^(H8799) unto him, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries^H6862?

¹⁴ He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Nay; but as captain^H8269 of the host^H6635 of the LORD^H3068 am I now come^H935^(H8804). And Joshua^H3091 fell^H5307^(H8799) on his face^H6440 to the earth^H776, and did worship^H7812^(H8691), and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, What saith^H1696^(H8764) my lord^H113 unto his servant^H5650?

¹⁵ The prince of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

KJVAnd the captain^H8269 of the LORD'S^H3068 host^H6635 said^H559^(H8799) unto Joshua^H3091, Loose^H5394^(H8798) thy shoe^H5275 from off thy foot^H7272; for the place^H4725 whereon thou standest^H5975^(H8802) is holy^H6944. And Joshua^H3091 did^H6213^(H8799) so.

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