Now Jerichoוִירִיחוֹwas shut upסֹגֶרֶתand tightly shutוּמְסֻגֶּרֶתbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלno oneאֵיןwent outיוֹצֵאand no oneוְאֵיןcame in.בָּא
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJoshua,יְהוֹשֻׁעַ“See,רְאֵהI have givenנָתַתִּיinto your handבְיָדְךָJerichoאֶת יְרִיחוֹand its king,וְאֶת מַלְכָּהּits mightyגִּבּוֹרֵיwarriors.הֶחָיִל
You shall go aroundוְסַבֹּתֶםthe city,אֶת הָעִירallכֹּלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof war,הַמִּלְחָמָהcirclingהַקֵּיףthe cityאֶת הָעִירonce.פַּעַם אֶחָתThusכֹּהyou shall doתַעֲשֶׂהfor sixשֵׁשֶׁתdays.יָמִים
And sevenוְשִׁבְעָהpriestsכֹהֲנִיםshall carryיִשְׂאוּsevenשִׁבְעָהrams’הַיּוֹבְלִיםhornsשׁוֹפְרוֹתbeforeלִפְנֵיthe ark.הָאָרוֹןAnd on the seventhוּבַ הַשְּׁבִיעִיdayיּוֹםyou shall go aroundתָּסֹבּוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירsevenשֶׁבַעtimes,פְּעָמִיםand the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִיםshall blowיִתְקְעוּthe horns.בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת
And it shall be,וְהָיָהwhenבִּthey make a long blastמְשֹׁךְwith the hornבְּקֶרֶןof the ram,הַיּוֹבֵלwhen you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶםthe soundאֶת קוֹלof the horn,הַשּׁוֹפָרthat allכָלthe peopleהָעָםshall raiseיָרִיעוּa greatגְדוֹלָהacclamation,תְּרוּעָהand the wallחוֹמַתof the cityהָעִירwill fallוְנָפְלָהin its place,תַּחְתֶּיהָand the peopleהָעָםshall go up,וְעָלוּeach manאִישׁstraight ahead.”נֶגְדּוֹ
So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof Nunנוּןcalledוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Carryשְׂאוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof the covenant,הַבְּרִיתand let sevenוְשִׁבְעָהpriestsכֹהֲנִיםcarryיִשְׂאוּsevenשִׁבְעָהrams’יוֹבְלִיםhornsשׁוֹפְרוֹתbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH.”יְהוָה
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto the people,אֶל הָעָם“Pass onעִבְרוּand go aroundוְסֹבּוּthe city,אֶת הָעִירand let the armed menוְהֶחָלוּץpass onיַעֲבֹרbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH.”יְהוָה
And it came about,וַיְהִיwhenכֶּJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַhad spokenאֱמֹרto the people,אֶל הָעָםthat the sevenוְשִׁבְעָהpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםcarryingנֹשְׂאִיםthe sevenשִׁבְעָהrams’הַיּוֹבְלִיםhornsשׁוֹפְרוֹתbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהpassed onעָבְרוּand blewוְתָקְעוּthe horns,בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹתand the arkוַאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof YHWHיְהוָהwas goingהֹלֵךְafter them.אַחֲרֵיהֶם
And the armed menוְהֶחָלוּץwere goingהֹלֵךְbeforeלִפְנֵיthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםwho blewתֹּקְעֵיthe horns,הַשּׁוֹפָרוֹתand the rear guardוְהַמְאַסֵּףwas goingהֹלֵךְafterאַחֲרֵיthe ark,הָאָרוֹןgoing onהָלוֹךְand blowingוְתָקוֹעַthe horns.בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת
But Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַhad commandedצִוָּהthe people,וְאֶת הָעָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“You shall notלֹאraise the acclamationתָרִיעוּorוְלֹאletתַשְׁמִיעוּyour voiceאֶת קוֹלְכֶםbe heard,תַשְׁמִיעוּand noוְלֹאwordדָּבָרshall go outיֵצֵאof your mouthמִפִּיכֶםuntilעַדthe dayיוֹםI sayאָמְרִיto you,אֲלֵיכֶם‘Raise the acclamation!’הָרִיעוּThen you shall raise the acclamation.”וַהֲרִיעֹתֶם
So he hadוַיַּסֵּבthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהgo aroundיַּסֵּבthe city,אֶת הָעִירcircling itהַקֵּףonce;פַּעַם אֶחָתand they cameוַיָּבֹאוּinto the campהַמַּחֲנֶהand spent the nightוַיָּלִינוּin the camp.בַּמַּחֲנֶה
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרand the priestsוַ הַכֹּהֲנִיםcarriedיִּשְׂאוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof YHWH.יְהוָה
And the sevenוְשִׁבְעָהpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםcarryingנֹשְׂאִיםthe sevenשִׁבְעָהrams’הַיֹּבְלִיםhornsשׁוֹפְרוֹתbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהwere going,הֹלְכִיםgoing onהָלוֹךְand blowingוְתָקְעוּthe horns,בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹתand the armed menוְהֶחָלוּץwere goingהֹלֵךְbefore them,לִפְנֵיהֶםand the rear guardוְהַמְאַסֵּףwas goingהֹלֵךְafterאַחֲרֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH,יְהוָהgoing onהָלוֹךְand blowingוְתָקוֹעַthe horns.בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת
They went aroundוַיָּסֹבּוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירon the secondבַּ הַשֵּׁנִיdayיּוֹםonceפַּעַם אַחַתand returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּto the camp.הַמַּחֲנֶהThusכֹּהthey didעָשׂוּfor sixשֵׁשֶׁתdays.יָמִים
And it came aboutוַיְהִיon the seventhבַּ הַשְּׁבִיעִיdayיּוֹםthat they rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּמוּat the risingכַּעֲלוֹתof the dawnהַשַּׁחַרand went aroundוַיָּסֹבּוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירin this same mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּט הַזֶּהsevenשֶׁבַעtimes;פְּעָמִיםonlyרַקon thatהַהוּאdayבַּיּוֹםthey went aroundסָבְבוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירsevenשֶׁבַעtimes.פְּעָמִים
And it came about,וַיְהִיat the seventhבַּ הַשְּׁבִיעִיתtime,פַּעַםwhen the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםblewתָּקְעוּthe horns,בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹתthat Joshuaוַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַsaidיֹּאמֶרto the people,אֶל הָעָם“Raise the acclamation!הָרִיעוּForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas givenנָתַןyouלָכֶםthe city.אֶת הָעִיר
The cityהָעִירshall beוְהָיְתָהa thing devoted to destruction,חֵרֶםitהִיאand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרis in it,בָּהּto YHWH.לַיהוָהOnlyרַקRahabרָחָבthe prostituteהַזּוֹנָהshall live,תִּחְיֶהsheהִיאand allוְכָלwhoאֲשֶׁרare with herאִתָּהּin the house,בַּבַּיִתbecauseכִּיshe hidהֶחְבְּאַתָהthe messengersאֶת הַמַּלְאָכִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרwe sent.שָׁלָחְנוּ
Butוְyou,אַתֶּםonlyרַקkeep yourselvesשִׁמְרוּfromמִןthe things devoted to destruction,הַחֵרֶםso that you do notפֶּןdevote them to destructionתַּחֲרִימוּand then takeוּלְקַחְתֶּםfromמִןthe things devoted to destructionהַחֵרֶםand makeוְשַׂמְתֶּםthe campאֶת מַחֲנֵהof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלa thing devoted to destructionלְחֵרֶםand bring ruin on it.וַעֲכַרְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ
And allוְכֹלthe silverכֶּסֶףand gold,וְזָהָבand the utensilsוּכְלֵיof bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתand iron,וּבַרְזֶלit isהוּאa holy thingקֹדֶשׁto YHWH;לַיהוָהit shall goיָבוֹאinto the treasuryאוֹצַרof YHWH.”יְהוָה
So the peopleהָעָםraised the acclamation,וַיָּרַעand they blewוַיִּתְקְעוּthe horns.בַּשֹּׁפָרוֹתAnd it came about,וַיְהִיwhenכִthe peopleהָעָםheardשְׁמֹעַthe soundאֶת קוֹלof the horn,הַשּׁוֹפָרthat the peopleהָעָםraisedוַיָּרִיעוּa greatגְדוֹלָהacclamation,תְּרוּעָהand the wallהַחוֹמָהfellוַתִּפֹּלin its place;תַּחְתֶּיהָand the peopleהָעָםwent upוַיַּעַלinto the city,הָעִירָהeach manאִישׁstraight ahead,נֶגְדּוֹand they tookוַיִּלְכְּדוּthe city.אֶת הָעִיר
And they devoted to destructionוַיַּחֲרִימוּallאֶת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרwas in the city,בָּעִירfrom manמֵאִישׁtoוְעַדwoman,אִשָּׁהfrom young manמִנַּעַרtoוְעַדold man,זָקֵןtoוְעַדox,שׁוֹרlamb,וָשֶׂהand donkey,וַחֲמוֹרwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword.חָרֶב
And to the twoוְלִשְׁנַיִםmenהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho had spied outהַמְרַגְּלִיםthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsaid,אָמַר“Go intoבֹּאוּthe houseבֵּיתof the woman,הָאִשָּׁהthe prostitute,הַזּוֹנָהand bring outוְהוֹצִיאוּfrom thereמִשָּׁםthe womanאֶת הָאִשָּׁהand allוְאֶת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרshe has,לָהּjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרyou sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתֶּםto her.”לָהּ
So the young men,הַנְּעָרִיםthe spies,הַמְרַגְּלִיםwent inוַיָּבֹאוּand brought outוַיֹּצִיאוּRahab,אֶת רָחָבher father,וְאֶת אָבִיהָher mother,וְאֶת אִמָּהּher brothers,וְאֶת אַחֶיהָand allוְאֶת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרshe had;לָהּand allוְאֵת כָּלher familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶיהָthey brought out,הוֹצִיאוּand they left themוַיַּנִּיחוּםoutsideמִחוּץthe campלְמַחֲנֵהof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And the cityוְהָעִירthey burnedשָׂרְפוּwith fire,בָאֵשׁand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרwas in it;בָּהּonlyרַקthe silverהַכֶּסֶףand the goldוְהַזָּהָבand the utensilsוּכְלֵיof bronzeהַנְּחֹשֶׁתand ironוְהַבַּרְזֶלthey putנָתְנוּinto the treasuryאוֹצַרof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה
But Rahabוְאֶת רָחָבthe prostituteהַזּוֹנָהand the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof her fatherאָבִיהָand allוְאֶת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרshe had,לָהּJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַkept alive;הֶחֱיָהand she has livedוַתֵּשֶׁבin the midstבְּקֶרֶבof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday,הַיּוֹםbecauseכִּיshe hidהֶחְבִּיאָהthe messengersאֶת הַמַּלְאָכִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsentשָׁלַחto spy outלְרַגֵּלJericho.אֶת יְרִיחוֹ
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַmade them swearוַיַּשְׁבַּעat thatבָּ הַהִיאtime,עֵתsaying,לֵאמֹר“CursedאָרוּרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהbe the manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרrises upיָקוּםand buildsוּבָנָהthisהַזֹּאתcity,אֶת הָעִירJericho.אֶת יְרִיחוֹAt the cost of his firstbornבִּבְכֹרוֹhe shall lay its foundation,יְיַסְּדֶנָּהand at the cost of his youngestוּבִצְעִירוֹhe shall set upיַצִּיבits gates.”דְּלָתֶיהָ
So YHWHוַ יְהוָהwasיְהִיwithאֶתJoshua,יְהוֹשֻׁעַand his fameוַ שָׁמְעוֹwasיְהִיin allבְּכָלthe land.הָאָרֶץ