Joshua
Joshua 6:26
26At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath:
“Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up
and rebuilds this city, Jericho;
at the cost of his firstborn
he will lay its foundations;
at the cost of his youngest
he will set up its gates.”d
Footnotes
- d 6:26 See 1 Kings 16:34|1KI 16:34.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that | הַהִ֖יא | ha·hî | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | בָּעֵ֥ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| invoked this solemn oath | וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע | way·yaš·ba‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| Cursed | אָר֨וּר | ’ā·rūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H779 curse |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is the man | הָאִ֜ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| rises up | יָקוּם֙ | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and rebuilds | וּבָנָ֞ה | ū·ḇā·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| this | הַזֹּאת֙ | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| city | הָעִ֤יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| Jericho | יְרִיח֔וֹ | yə·rî·ḥōw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3405 Jericho |
| at the cost of his firstborn | בִּבְכֹר֣וֹ | biḇ·ḵō·rōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| he will lay its foundations | יְיַסְּדֶ֔נָּה | yə·yas·sə·ḏen·nāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| at the cost of his youngest | וּבִצְעִיר֖וֹ | ū·ḇiṣ·‘î·rōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6810 little, insignificant, young |
| he will set up | יַצִּ֥יב | yaṣ·ṣîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| its gates | דְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃ | də·lā·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular | H1817 door |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 16:34 · Acts 19:13 · Numbers 5:19–21 · Matthew 26:63 · 1 Samuel 14:24–46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.