Category Archives: Joshua

וַיִּקָּחוּם֙ מִתֹּ֣וךְ הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיְבִאוּם֙ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּצִּקֻ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And they took them from the midst of the tent and brought them to Yehoshua and to all the children of Yisraʾel, and they laid them down before YHWH. … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים וַיָּרֻ֖צוּ הָאֹ֑הֱלָה וְהִנֵּ֧ה טְמוּנָ֛ה בְּאָהֳלֹ֖ו וְהַכֶּ֥סֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ And Yehoshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hidden in his tent, and the silver under it.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח … Continue reading →

וָאֵרֶ֡א בַשָּׁלָ֡ל אַדֶּ֣רֶת שִׁנְעָר֩ אַחַ֨ת טֹובָ֜ה וּמָאתַ֧יִם שְׁקָלִ֣ים כֶּ֗סֶף וּלְשֹׁ֨ון זָהָ֤ב אֶחָד֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים שְׁקָלִים֙ מִשְׁקָלֹ֔ו וָֽאֶחְמְדֵ֖ם וָֽאֶקָּחֵ֑ם וְהִנָּ֨ם טְמוּנִ֥ים בָּאָ֛רֶץ בְּתֹ֥וךְ הָאָֽהֳלִ֖י וְהַכֶּ֥סֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ And I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle of Shinʿar, one, and two hundred shekels … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַן עָכָ֛ן אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אָמְנָ֗ה אָנֹכִ֤י חָטָ֨אתִי֙ לַֽיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכָזֹ֥את וְכָזֹ֖את עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ And ʿAḵan answered Yehoshua and said, “Truly, I have sinned against YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, and thus and thus I have done.   Morphology וַיַּ֧עַן (vayyaʿan) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־עָכָ֗ן בְּנִי֙ שִֽׂים־נָ֣א כָבֹ֗וד לַֽיהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְתֶן־לֹ֣ו תֹודָ֑ה וְהַגֶּד־נָ֥א לִי֙ מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֖ד מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ And Yehoshua said to Aḵan, “My son, please give glory to YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, and give Him praise, and tell me … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב אֶת־בֵּיתֹ֖ו לַגְּבָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֗ד עָכָ֞ן בֶּן־כַּרְמִ֧י בֶן־זַבְדִּ֛י בֶּן־זֶ֖רַח לְמַטֵּ֥ה יְהוּדָֽה׃ And he brought near his household by men, and ʿAḵan son of Karmi, son of Zavdi, son of Zeraḥ, from the tribe of Yehuda, was seized.   Morphology וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב (vayyaqrev) … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּלְכֹּ֕ד אֵ֖ת מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַזַּרְחִ֑י וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַזַּרְחִי֙ לַגְּבָרִ֔ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד זַבְדִּֽי׃ And he brought near the family of Yehuda, and he seized the family of the Zarḥi, and he brought near the family of the Zarḥi by men, … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִשְׁבָטָ֑יו וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד שֵׁ֥בֶט יְהוּדָֽה׃ And Yehoshua rose early in the morning and brought Yisraʾel near by their tribes, and the tribe of Yehuda was seized.   Morphology וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם (vayyaškem) – Root: שׁכם (šakam); Form: Hifil … Continue reading →

וְהָיָה֙ הַנִּלְכָּ֣ד בַּחֵ֔רֶם יִשָּׂרֵ֣ף בָּאֵ֔שׁ אֹתֹ֖ו וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֑ו כִּ֤י עָבַר֙ אֶת־בְּרִ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְכִֽי־עָשָׂ֥ה נְבָלָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it shall be that the one who is seized with the devoted thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, … Continue reading →

וְנִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם בַּבֹּ֖קֶר לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וְהָיָ֡ה הַשֵּׁבֶט֩ אֲשֶׁר־יִלְכְּדֶ֨נּוּ יְהוָ֜ה יִקְרַ֣ב לַמִּשְׁפָּחֹ֗ות וְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞ה אֲשֶֽׁר־יִלְכְּדֶ֤נָּה יְהוָה֙ תִּקְרַ֣ב לַבָּתִּ֔ים וְהַבַּ֨יִת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִלְכְּדֶ֣נּוּ יְהוָ֔ה יִקְרַ֖ב לַגְּבָרִֽים׃ And you shall be brought near in the morning by your tribes, and it shall be that the tribe which … Continue reading →

קֻ֚ם קַדֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ הִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ לְמָחָ֑ר כִּ֣י כֹה֩ אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל חֵ֤רֶם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָקוּם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ עַד־הֲסִירְכֶ֥ם הַחֵ֖רֶם מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃ Arise, consecrate the people, and say: ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus says YHWH, the God of … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֨א יֻכְל֜וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לָקוּם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם עֹ֗רֶף יִפְנוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י הָי֖וּ לְחֵ֑רֶם לֹ֤א אֹוסִיף֙ לִֽהְיֹ֣ות עִמָּכֶ֔ם אִם־לֹ֥א תַשְׁמִ֛ידוּ הַחֵ֖רֶם מִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel will not be able to stand before their enemies; they will turn their … Continue reading →

חָטָא֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְגַם֙ עָבְר֣וּ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתִי אֹותָ֑ם וְגַ֤ם לָֽקְחוּ֙ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם וְגַ֤ם גָּֽנְבוּ֙ וְגַ֣ם כִּֽחֲשׁ֔וּ וְגַ֖ם שָׂ֥מוּ בִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃ Yisraʾel has sinned, and also they have transgressed My covenant which I commanded them, and also have taken from the devoted thing, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ קֻ֣ם לָ֑ךְ לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֔ה אַתָּ֖ה נֹפֵ֥ל עַל־פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ And YHWH said to Yehoshua, “Arise for yourself! Why is this that you are falling on your face?   Morphology וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd … Continue reading →

וְיִשְׁמְע֣וּ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י וְכֹל֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ וְנָסַ֣בּוּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְהִכְרִ֥יתוּ אֶת־שְׁמֵ֖נוּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וּמַֽה־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה לְשִׁמְךָ֥ הַגָּדֹֽול׃ ס And the Kenaʿani and all the inhabitants of the land will hear, and will surround us, and cut off our name from the land; and what … Continue reading →

בִּ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י מָ֣ה אֹמַ֔ר אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָפַ֧ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֹ֖רֶף לִפְנֵ֥י אֹיְבָֽיו׃ Alas, my Lord, what shall I say after Yisraʾel has turned its back before its enemies?   Morphology בִּ֖י (bi) – Root: ב (b); Form: Preposition with 1st person … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ אֲהָ֣הּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה לָ֠מָה הֵעֲבַ֨רְתָּ הַעֲבִ֜יר אֶת־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לָתֵ֥ת אֹתָ֛נוּ בְּיַ֥ד הָאֱמֹרִ֖י לְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּ וְלוּ֙ הֹואַ֣לְנוּ וַנֵּ֔שֶׁב בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And Yehoshua said, “Alas, Lord YHWH, why have You brought this people across the Yarden to give us into … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרַ֨ע יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ שִׂמְלֹתָ֗יו וַיִּפֹּל֩ עַל־פָּנָ֨יו אַ֜רְצָה לִפְנֵ֨י אֲרֹ֤ון יְהוָה֙ עַד־הָעֶ֔רֶב ה֖וּא וְזִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ עָפָ֖ר עַל־רֹאשָֽׁם׃ And Yehoshua tore his garments and fell on his face to the ground before the Ark of YHWH until the evening, he and the … Continue reading →

וַיַּכּ֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעַ֗י כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשִׁשָּׁה֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם לִפְנֵ֤י הַשַּׁ֨עַר֙ עַד־הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים וַיַּכּ֖וּם בַּמֹּורָ֑ד וַיִּמַּ֥ס לְבַב־הָעָ֖ם וַיְהִ֥י לְמָֽיִם׃ And the men of the ʿAi struck down about thirty-six men of them, and pursued them from before the gate to Shevarim, and … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ מִן־הָעָם֙ שָׁ֔מָּה כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ לִפְנֵ֖י אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעָֽי׃ And about three thousand men from the people went up there, and they fled before the men of the ʿAi.   Morphology וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (vayyaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮ אַל־יַ֣עַל כָּל־הָעָם֒ כְּאַלְפַּ֣יִם אִ֗ישׁ אֹ֚ו כִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ יַעֲל֖וּ וְיַכּ֣וּ אֶת־הָעָ֑י אַל־תְּיַגַּע־שָׁ֨מָּה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם כִּ֥י מְעַ֖ט הֵֽמָּה׃ And they returned to Yehoshua and said to him, Let not all the people go up; about two thousand men … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מִֽירִיחֹ֗ו הָעַ֞י אֲשֶׁ֨ר עִם־בֵּ֥ית אָ֨וֶן֙ מִקֶּ֣דֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר עֲל֖וּ וְרַגְּל֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ אֶת־הָעָֽי׃ And Yehoshua sent men from Yeriḥo to the ʿAi, which is beside Beit-Aven, east of Beit-El, and he said to … Continue reading →

וַיִּמְעֲל֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מַ֖עַל בַּחֵ֑רֶם וַיִּקַּ֡ח עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי֩ בֶן־זַבְדִּ֨י בֶן־זֶ֜רַח לְמַטֵּ֤ה יְהוּדָה֙ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בִּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel acted unfaithfully in the devoted things, and ʿAḵan son of Karmi, son of Zavdi, son of Zeraḥ, from the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ וַיְהִ֥י שָׁמְעֹ֖ו בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And YHWH was with Yehoshua, and his fame was in all the land.   Morphology וַיְהִ֥י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “(and) was”; Notes: Sequential form … Continue reading →

וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖יא לֵאמֹ֑ר אָר֨וּר הָאִ֜ישׁ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָקוּם֙ וּבָנָ֞ה אֶת־הָעִ֤יר הַזֹּאת֙ אֶת־יְרִיחֹ֔ו בִּבְכֹרֹ֣ו יְיַסְּדֶ֔נָּה וּבִצְעִירֹ֖ו יַצִּ֥יב דְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃ And Yehoshua made an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before YHWH who rises up and builds … Continue reading →

וְֽאֶת־רָחָ֣ב הַ֠זֹּונָה וְאֶת־בֵּ֨ית אָבִ֤יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ הֶחֱיָ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בְּקֶ֣רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י הֶחְבִּ֨יאָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לְרַגֵּ֥ל אֶת־יְרִיחֹֽו׃ פ And Raḥav the prostitute, and her father’s household, and all that she had, Yehoshua kept alive, and she lived … Continue reading →

וְהָעִ֛יר שָׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֑הּ רַ֣ק הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֤י הַנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל נָתְנ֖וּ אֹוצַ֥ר בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃ And they burned the city with fire, and all that was in it; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron, they … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ הַנְּעָרִ֣ים הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗ים וַיֹּצִ֡יאוּ אֶת־֠רָחָב וְאֶת־אָבִ֨יהָ וְאֶת־אִמָּ֤הּ וְאֶת־אַחֶ֨יהָ֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֔הּ וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹותֶ֖יהָ הֹוצִ֑יאוּ וַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּם מִח֖וּץ לְמַחֲנֵ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the young men, the spies, came and brought out Raḥav and her father and her mother and her brothers and all that belonged … Continue reading →

וְלִשְׁנַ֨יִם הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤ים אֶת־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ בֹּ֖אוּ בֵּית־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּונָ֑ה וְהֹוצִ֨יאוּ מִשָּׁ֤ם אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖ם לָֽהּ׃ And to the two men who had spied out the land, Yehoshua said, “Go into the house of the woman, the prostitute, and bring … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֨ימוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר מֵאִישׁ֙ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן וְעַ֨ד שֹׁ֥ור וָשֶׂ֛ה וַחֲמֹ֖ור לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ And they devoted to destruction all that was in the city, from man to woman, from young to old, and from ox to sheep and donkey, with the … Continue reading →