Joshua 6:24

“And the city they burned with fire, and all that was in it; only the silver and the gold and the utensils of bronze and iron they put into the treasury of the house of YHWH.”

Joshua 6:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 6:24, word by word

And the cityעִירir

city

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

Where else “ir” appears
they burnedשָׂרְפוּsarfu

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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with fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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the silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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and the goldזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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and the utensilsכְלֵיchele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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of bronzeנְּחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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and ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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they putנָתְנוּnatnu

put

To place something somewhere.

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into the treasuryאוֹצַרotsar

storehouse

The place where valuables are kept.

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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The context

23So the young men, the spies, went in and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had; and all her families they brought out, and they left them outside the camp of Israel.

24 · This verse (above)

25But Rahab the prostitute and the house of her father and all that she had, Joshua kept alive; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

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