Joshua
Joshua 6:18
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | וְרַק־ | wə·raq- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H7535 thin |
| keep away | שִׁמְר֣וּ | šim·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the things devoted to destruction | הַחֵ֔רֶם | ha·ḥê·rem | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2764 devoted thing |
| lest | פֶּֽן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| you yourself be set apart for destruction | תַּחֲרִ֖ימוּ | ta·ḥă·rî·mū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| If you take | וּלְקַחְתֶּ֣ם | ū·lə·qaḥ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| any of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| you will set | וְשַׂמְתֶּ֞ם | wə·śam·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| apart the camp | מַחֲנֵ֤ה | ma·ḥă·nêh | Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| for destruction | לְחֵ֔רֶם | lə·ḥê·rem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2764 devoted thing |
| and bring disaster upon it | וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם | wa·‘ă·ḵar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5916 stir up, disturb, trouble |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.