H9001–/וַ–v

Joshua commanded the people, saying, You 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 you shout.

וַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃ (וַ) va. “and”

So he caused the ark of Yahweh 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”

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

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

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

וְתָקְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “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”

It happened 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”

It happened at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Yahweh has given you the city.

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

The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Yahweh: only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who 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 you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so would you 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 happened, 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”

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

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

The young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brothers, and all that she had; all her relatives also they brought out; and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.

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

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

וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Yahweh, that rises up and builds this city Jericho: with the loss of his firstborn shall he lay the foundation of it, 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh was kindled against the children of Israel.

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

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. The men went up and spied out Ai.

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

They returned to Joshua, and said to him, Don't let all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai; don't make all the people to toil there; for they are but few.

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

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

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

The men of Ai struck of them about thirty-six men; and they chased them [ergänzt: from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck 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”

Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.

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

Joshua said, Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you 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 lived 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 will you do for your great name?

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

Yahweh said to Joshua, Get you up; why are you thus fallen on your face?

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing in the midst of you, Israel; you can not stand before your enemies, until you take away the devoted thing from among you.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”