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
Joshua 6:20
Study it in the app“So the people raised the acclamation, and they blew the horns. And it came about, when the people heard the sound of the horn, that the people raised a great acclamation, and the wall fell in its place; and the people went up into the city, each man straight ahead, and they took the city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 6:20, word by word
- So the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- raised the acclamationיָּרַעyara
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “yara” appears- and they blewיִּתְקְעוּyitku
blow
To blow the trumpet.
Where else “yitku” appears- the hornsשֹּׁפָרוֹתshofarot
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofarot” appears- And it came aboutיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- heardשְׁמֹעַshemoa
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appears- the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- a greatגְדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- acclamationתְּרוּעָהterua
acclamation
A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.
Where else “terua” appears- and the wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- fellתִּפֹּלtipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipol” appears- went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- into the cityעִירָira
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ira” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- straight aheadנֶגְדּnegd
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negd” appears- and they tookיִּלְכְּדוּyilkdu
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkdu” appears
Translation note
Hebrews 11:30 recalls this event.
The context
19And all the silver and gold, and the utensils of bronze and iron, it is a holy thing to YHWH; it shall go into the treasury of YHWH.”
20 · This verse (above)
21And they devoted to destruction all that was in the city, from man to woman, from young man to old man, to ox, lamb, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.