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Joshua 6:20

וַיָּ֣רַע הָעָ֔ם וַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּ בַּשֹּֽׁפָרֹ֑ות וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הָעָ֜ם אֶת־קֹ֣ול הַשֹּׁופָ֗ר וַיָּרִ֤יעוּ הָעָם֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדֹולָ֔ה וַתִּפֹּ֨ל הַֽחֹומָ֜ה תַּחְתֶּ֗יהָ וַיַּ֨עַל הָעָ֤ם הָעִ֨ירָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ נֶגְדֹּ֔ו וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃ And the people shouted, and they blew the trumpets; and it happened when the people heard the … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:19

וְכֹ֣ל כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֤י נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ וּבַרְזֶ֔ל קֹ֥דֶשׁ ה֖וּא לַֽיהוָ֑ה אֹוצַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה יָבֹֽוא׃ And all silver and gold and vessels of bronze and iron are holy to YHWH; they shall come into the treasury of YHWH.”   Morphology וְכֹ֣ל (vəḵol) – … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:18

וְרַק־אַתֶּם֙ שִׁמְר֣וּ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם פֶּֽן־תַּחֲרִ֖ימוּ וּלְקַחְתֶּ֣ם מִן־הַחֵ֑רֶם וְשַׂמְתֶּ֞ם אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְחֵ֔רֶם וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם אֹותֹֽו׃ But you, keep yourselves from the devoted things, lest you be devoted when you take from the devoted things, and make the camp of Yisraʾel a thing devoted, … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:17

וְהָיְתָ֨ה הָעִ֥יר חֵ֛רֶם הִ֥יא וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖הּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה רַק֩ רָחָ֨ב הַזֹּונָ֜ה תִּֽחְיֶ֗ה הִ֚יא וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתָּ֣הּ בַּבַּ֔יִת כִּ֣י הֶחְבְּאַ֔תָה אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃ And the city shall be devoted, it and all that is in it, to YHWH; only Raḥav the prostitute shall live, … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:16

וַיְהִי֙ בַּפַּ֣עַם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית תָּקְע֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּשֹּׁופָרֹ֑ות וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ אֶל־הָעָם֙ הָרִ֔יעוּ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃ And it happened at the seventh time, the priests blew the trumpets, and Yehoshua said to the people, “Shout, for YHWH has given you the city. … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:15

וַיְהִ֣י בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֨מוּ֙ כַּעֲלֹ֣ות הַשַּׁ֔חַר וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֛יר כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט הַזֶּ֖ה שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים רַ֚ק בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא סָבְב֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים׃ And it happened on the seventh day that they rose early at the dawn and marched around the city in this … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:14

וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֜יר בַּיֹּ֤ום הַשֵּׁנִי֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה כֹּ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃ And they marched around the city on the second day once and returned to the camp; thus they did for six days.   Morphology וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ (vayyāsōbbū) – Root: … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:13

וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹשְׂאִים֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שֹׁופְרֹ֜ות הַיֹּבְלִ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙ אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֔ה הֹלְכִ֣ים הָלֹ֔וךְ וְתָקְע֖וּ בַּשֹּׁופָרֹ֑ות וְהֶחָלוּץ֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף הֹלֵךְ֙ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֔ה הולך וְתָקֹ֥ועַ בַּשֹּׁופָרֹֽות׃ And seven priests carrying seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of YHWH were walking … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:12

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־אֲרֹ֥ון יְהוָֽה׃ And Yehoshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of YHWH.   Morphology וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם (vayyashkēm) – Root: שָׁכַם; Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (imperfect consecutive) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:11

וַיַּסֵּ֤ב אֲרֹון־יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר הַקֵּ֖ף פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פ And the ark of YHWH went around the city, circling it once, and they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.   Morphology וַיַּסֵּ֤ב (vayyassēv) … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:10

וְאֶת־הָעָם֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהֹושֻׁ֜עַ לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹ֤א תָרִ֨יעוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־תַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶת־קֹולְכֶ֔ם וְלֹא־יֵצֵ֥א מִפִּיכֶ֖ם דָּבָ֑ר עַ֠ד יֹ֣ום אָמְרִ֧י אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם הָרִ֖יעוּ וַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃ And Yehoshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, nor shall a word go out of … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:9

וְהֶחָל֣וּץ הֹלֵ֔ךְ לִפְנֵי֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים תֹּֽקְעֵ֖י הַשֹּׁופָרֹ֑ות וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף הֹלֵךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאָרֹ֔ון הָלֹ֖וךְ וְתָקֹ֥ועַ בַּשֹּׁופָרֹֽות׃ And the armed men went before the priests blowing the trumpets, and the rear guard went after the Ark, going and blowing the trumpets.   Morphology וְהֶחָל֣וּץ … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:8

וַיְהִ֗י כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר יְהֹושֻׁעַ֮ אֶל־הָעָם֒ וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹשְׂאִים֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שֹׁופְרֹ֤ות הַיֹּֽובְלִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עָבְר֕וּ וְתָקְע֖וּ בַּשֹּֽׁופָרֹ֑ות וַֽאֲרֹון֙ בְּרִ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה הֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ And it came to pass, when Yehoshua spoke to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:7

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם עִבְר֖וּ וְסֹ֣בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֑יר וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ יַעֲבֹ֕ר לִפְנֵ֖י אֲרֹ֥ון יְהוָֽה׃ And they said to the people, “Pass on and go around the city, and the armed men shall pass on before the Ark of YHWH.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (wayyō’mərū) – … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:6

וַיִּקְרָ֞א יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ בִּן־נוּן֙ אֶל־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם שְׂא֖וּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֑ית וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה כֹֽהֲנִ֗ים יִשְׂאוּ֙ שִׁבְעָ֤ה שֹֽׁופְרֹות֙ יֹובְלִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י אֲרֹ֥ון יְהוָֽה׃ And Yehoshua son of Nun called to the priests and said to them, “Take up the Ark of the Covenant, and seven … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:5

וְהָיָ֞ה בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ בְּקֶ֣רֶן הַיֹּובֵ֗ל בשֶׂמעכם אֶת־קֹ֣ול הַשֹּׁופָ֔ר יָרִ֥יעוּ כָל־הָעָ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדֹולָ֑ה וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה חֹומַ֤ת הָעִיר֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יהָ וְעָל֥וּ הָעָ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ נֶגְדֹּֽו׃ And it shall come to pass, when the ram’s horn is drawn out, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:4

וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה כֹהֲנִ֡ים יִשְׂאוּ֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שֹׁופְרֹ֤ות הַיֹּֽובְלִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הָאָרֹ֔ון וּבַיֹּום֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י תָּסֹ֥בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים יִתְקְע֖וּ בַּשֹּׁופָרֹֽות׃ And seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark, and on the seventh day you shall march around the … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:3

וְסַבֹּתֶ֣ם אֶת־הָעִ֗יר כֹּ֚ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה הַקֵּ֥יף אֶת־הָעִ֖יר פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כֹּ֥ה תַעֲשֶׂ֖ה שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃ And you shall march around the city, all the men of war, going around the city once; thus you shall do for six days.   Morphology וְסַבֹּתֶ֣ם … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:2

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ רְאֵה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי בְיָֽדְךָ֔ אֶת־יְרִיחֹ֖ו וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֑הּ גִּבֹּורֵ֖י הֶחָֽיִל׃ And YHWH said to Yehoshua, “See, I have given into your hand Yeriḥo, and its king, the mighty men of valor.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (wayyō’mer) – Root: אָמַר; Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Joshua 6:1

וִֽירִיחֹו֙ סֹגֶ֣רֶת וּמְסֻגֶּ֔רֶת מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ין יֹוצֵ֖א וְאֵ֥ין בָּֽא׃ ס And Yeriḥo was shut up and secured because of the children of Yisraʾel; none went out, and none came in.    Morphology וִֽירִיחֹו֙ (wīrīḥō) – Root: יְרִיחוֹ; Form: proper … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:15

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ שַׂר־צְבָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ שַׁל־נַֽעַלְךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔ךָ כִּ֣י הַמָּקֹ֗ום אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד עָלָ֖יו קֹ֣דֶשׁ ה֑וּא וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ כֵּֽן׃ And the Commander of the army of YHWH said to Yehoshua, “Remove your sandal from your foot, for the place on which … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:14

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗א כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י שַׂר־צְבָֽא־יְהוָ֖ה עַתָּ֣ה בָ֑אתִי וַיִּפֹּל֩ יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אַ֨רְצָה֙ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו מָ֥ה אֲדֹנִ֖י מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־עַבְדֹּֽו׃ And he said, “No, but I am the Commander of the army of YHWH; now I have come.” And Yehoshua fell on … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:13

וַיְהִ֗י בִּֽהְיֹ֣ות יְהֹושֻׁעַ֮ בִּירִיחֹו֒ וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ עֹמֵ֣ד לְנֶגְדֹּ֔ו וְחַרְבֹּ֥ו שְׁלוּפָ֖ה בְּיָדֹ֑ו וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ יְהֹושֻׁ֤עַ אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֔ו הֲלָ֥נוּ אַתָּ֖ה אִם־לְצָרֵֽינוּ׃ And it happened, when Yehoshua was in Yeriḥo, that he lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, a man … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:12

וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨ת הַמָּ֜ן מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת בְּאָכְלָם֙ מֵעֲב֣וּר הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה עֹ֛וד לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מָ֑ן וַיֹּאכְל֗וּ מִתְּבוּאַת֙ אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַהִֽיא׃ ס And the manna ceased on the day after they ate from the produce of the land, and there was no longer manna … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:11

וַיֹּ֨אכְל֜וּ מֵעֲב֥וּר הָאָ֛רֶץ מִמָּֽחֳרַ֥ת הַפֶּ֖סַח מַצֹּ֣ות וְקָל֑וּי בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And they ate from the produce of the land on the day after the Pesaḥ, unleavened bread and roasted grain, on that very day.   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אכְל֜וּ (vayyōḵlū) – Root: … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:10

וַיַּחֲנ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּגִּלְגָּ֑ל וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֡סַח בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר יֹ֥ום לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ בָּעֶ֖רֶב בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥ות יְרִיחֹֽו׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel camped at Gilgal and kept the Pesaḥ on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Yeriḥo.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:9

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ הַיֹּ֗ום גַּלֹּ֛ותִי אֶת־חֶרְפַּ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֞א שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּקֹ֤ום הַהוּא֙ גִּלְגָּ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And YHWH said to Yehoshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Mitsrayim from upon you.” Therefore, the name of that place is … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:8

וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥מּוּ כָל־הַגֹּ֖וי לְהִמֹּ֑ול וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתָּ֛ם בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה עַ֥ד חֲיֹותָֽם׃ פ And it happened when all the nation had finished being circumcised, they remained in their place in the camp until they recovered.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (vayhī) – Root: הָיָה; Form: … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:7

וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ הֵקִ֣ים תַּחְתָּ֔ם אֹתָ֖ם מָ֣ל יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ כִּי־עֲרֵלִ֣ים הָי֔וּ כִּ֛י לֹא־מָ֥לוּ אֹותָ֖ם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ And their children, He raised up in their place; them Yehoshua circumcised, for they were uncircumcised because they had not circumcised them on the way.   Morphology וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ … Continue reading

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Joshua 5:6

כִּ֣י אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה הָלְכ֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ עַד־תֹּ֨ם כָּל־הַגֹּ֜וי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּקֹ֣ול יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֞י הַרְאֹותָ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֤ה לַֽאֲבֹותָם֙ לָ֣תֶת לָ֔נוּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ For forty years the children of Yisraʾel … Continue reading

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