Study it in the app“Joshua made them swear at that time, saying, “Cursed before YHWH be the man who rises up and builds this city, Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest he shall set up its gates.””
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
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearsput under oath
To make someone swear.
Where else “yashba” appearstime
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearscurse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsYHWH
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.
Where else “yehva” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakum” appearsbuild
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vana” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsJericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yericho” appearsfirstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “vechor” appearsfound
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “yeyasde” appearsyounger
The youngest.
Where else “tseir” appearsset up
To set something up so that it stays firm, like a pillar or a wall of water.
Where else “yatsiv” appearsdoor
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “delate” appearsThis was fulfilled in the time of King Ahab (1 Kings 16:34).
Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
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.
26 · This verse (above)
27So YHWH was with Joshua, and his fame was in all the land.
