H9001–/וַ–v

And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

וַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃ (וַ) va. “and”

So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

וַיַּסֵּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, [ergänzt: the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went.

וְתָקְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for Jehovah hath given you the city.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

וְהָיְתָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so would ye make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.

וּלְקַחְתֶּ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשַׂמְתֶּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

So the people shouted, and [ergänzt: the priests] blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

וַיָּ֣רַע (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֤יעוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּפֹּ֨ל (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; all her kindred also they brought out; and they set them without the camp of Israel.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּצִ֡יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּם (וַ) va “and”

But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had, did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel unto this day, because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וּבָנָ֞ה (וּ) u. “and”

So Jehovah was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.

וַיִּמְעֲל֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֡ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽחַר־ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּנֻ֕סוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them [ergänzt: from] before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

וַיַּכּ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֖וּם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמַּ֥ס (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.

וַיִּקְרַ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּל֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַנֵּ֔שֶׁב (וַ) va. “and”

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?

וְנָסַ֣בּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכְרִ֥יתוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face?

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the devoted thing from among you.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”