Joshua 6:20

“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.”

Joshua 6:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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raised the acclamationיָּרַעyara

shout, sound an alarm

Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.

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and they blewיִּתְקְעוּyitku

blow

To blow the trumpet.

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the hornsשֹּׁפָרוֹתshofarot

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

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And it came aboutיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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heardשְׁמֹעַshemoa

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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the soundקוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

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a greatגְדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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acclamationתְּרוּעָהterua

acclamation

A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.

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and the wallחוֹמָהchoma

wall

Wall, city wall.

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fellתִּפֹּלtipol

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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went upיַּעַלyaal

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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into the cityעִירָira

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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each manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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straight aheadנֶגְדּnegd

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

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and they tookיִּלְכְּדוּyilkdu

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

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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.

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