Joshua

Joshua 6:17–19

17Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction.c Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. 18But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it. 19For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.”

Footnotes

  • c 6:17 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in verses 18 and 21.

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Joshua 6:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now the cityהָעִ֥ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
and everythingוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
in itבָּ֖הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
must beוְהָיְתָ֨הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
devotedחֵ֛רֶםḥê·remNoun - masculine singularH2764 devoted thing
to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Onlyרַק֩raqAdverbH7535 thin
Rahabרָחָ֨בrā·ḥāḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH7343 Rachab
the prostituteהַזּוֹנָ֜הhaz·zō·w·nāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and all thoseוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
with herאִתָּ֣הּ’it·tāhPreposition; third person feminine singularH854 with
in her houseבַּבַּ֔יִתbab·ba·yiṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
will liveתִּֽחְיֶ֗הtiḥ·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH2421 live
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
she hidהֶחְבְּאַ֔תָהheḥ·bə·’a·ṯāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2244 withdraw, hide
the spiesהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםham·mal·’ā·ḵîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4397 messenger
we sentשָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃šā·lā·ḥə·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH7971 send

Joshua 6:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Butוְרַק־wə·raq-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH7535 thin
keep awayשִׁמְר֣וּšim·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the things devoted to destructionהַחֵ֔רֶםha·ḥê·remArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2764 devoted thing
lestפֶּֽן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
you yourself be set apart for destructionתַּחֲרִ֖ימוּta·ḥă·rî·mūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
If you takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֣םū·lə·qaḥ·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3947 take
any ofמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
you will setוְשַׂמְתֶּ֞םwə·śam·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH7760 put, place, set
apart the campמַחֲנֵ֤הma·ḥă·nêhNoun - common singular constructH4264 encampment, camp
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
for destructionלְחֵ֔רֶםlə·ḥê·remPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH2764 devoted thing
and bring disaster upon itוַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖םwa·‘ă·ḵar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH5916 stir up, disturb, trouble

Joshua 6:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For allוְכֹ֣ל׀wə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the silverכֶּ֣סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
and goldוְזָהָ֗בwə·zā·hāḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
and all the articlesוּכְלֵ֤יū·ḵə·lêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH3627 article, utensil, vessel
of bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙nə·ḥō·šeṯNoun - feminine singularH5178 copper, bronze
and ironוּבַרְזֶ֔לū·ḇar·zelConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1270 iron
are holyקֹ֥דֶשׁqō·ḏešNoun - masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
they must go intoיָבֽוֹא׃yā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
treasuryאוֹצַ֥ר’ō·w·ṣarNoun - masculine singular constructH214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse

Cross-references

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Joshua 6:17 Deuteronomy 20:17 · James 2:25 · Micah 4:13 · Matthew 25:40 · Genesis 12:3 · 1 Corinthians 2:7 · Galatians 3:12 · Galatians 3:10 · Hebrews 11:31 · Hebrews 6:10

Joshua 6:18 1 John 5:21 · Ephesians 5:11 · Joshua 7:1 · Joshua 7:11–12 · Joshua 7:25 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Romans 12:9 · Ecclesiastes 9:18 · 1 Kings 18:17–18 · Jonah 1:12 · James 1:27 · 2 Samuel 21:1

Joshua 6:19 Matthew 27:6 · 1 Chronicles 26:20 · Mark 12:41 · 2 Kings 24:13 · Nehemiah 10:38 · 1 Chronicles 18:11 · 1 Kings 7:51 · 2 Samuel 8:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.