H9002–/וְ–v

They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.

וְסֹ֣בּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ (וְ) ve. “and”

It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.

וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְתָקְע֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”

The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, [ergänzt: the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went.

וְהֶחָל֣וּץ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְתָק֥וֹעַ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֶחָלוּץ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְתָק֥וֹעַ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (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.

וְרַק־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are holy to Yahweh: they shall come into the treasury of Yahweh.

וְכֹ֣ל׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְזָהָ֗ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְלֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וּבַרְזֶ֔ל (וּ) u. “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.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֨ד (וְ) ve. “and”וָשֶׂ֛ה (וָ) va. “and”וַחֲמ֖וֹר (וַ) va. “and”

Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, Go into the prostitute's house, and bring out there the woman, and all that she has, as you swore to her.

וְלִשְׁנַ֨יִם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹצִ֨יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

They burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Yahweh.

וְהָעִ֛יר (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַזָּהָ֗ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְלֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל (וְ) ve. “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.

וְֽאֶת־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וּבִצְעִיר֖וֹ (וּ) u. “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.

וְרַגְּל֣וּ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְיַכּ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְשִׁשָּׁה֙ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְזִקְנֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “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!

וְלוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “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?

וְיִשְׁמְע֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַֽה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Israel has sinned; yes, they have even transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: yes, they have even taken of the devoted thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also; and they have even put it among their own stuff.

וְגַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore the children of Israel can't stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except you destroy the devoted thing from among you.

וְלֹ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”

In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Yahweh takes shall come near by families; and the family which Yahweh shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Yahweh shall take shall come near man by man.

וְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

It shall be, that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he has; because he has transgressed the covenant of Yahweh, and because he has done folly in Israel.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Joshua said to Achan, My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; don't hide it from me.

וְתֶן־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגֶּד־ (וְ) ve. “and”