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It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went to him, and said to him, Are you for us, or for our adversaries?

בִּֽהְי֣וֹת (בִּֽ) bi “when”בִּירִיחוֹ֒ (בִּ) bi. “at”בְּיָד֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

Yahweh said to Joshua, Behold, I have given into your hand Jericho, and the king of it, and the mighty men of valor.

בְיָֽדְךָ֔ (בְ) ve. “in”

Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark: and the seventh day you shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

וּבַיּוֹם֙ (בַ) vai. “on the”בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him.

בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ׀ (בִּ) bi “when”בְּקֶ֣רֶן (בְּ) be. “on”

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.

בַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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.

בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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.

בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ (בַּֽ) Ba. “in the”

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

בַּבֹּ֑קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת (בַּ) ba. “on the”בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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

בַּיּ֤וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

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.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

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.

בַּפַּ֣עַם (בַּ) ba. “at the”בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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.

בָּ֖הּ (בָּ֖) ba “[is] in <the>”בַּבַּ֔יִת (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹת (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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.

בָּעִ֔יר (בָּ) ba. “[was] in the”

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.

בָאֵ֖שׁ (בָ) va. “with <the>”בָּ֑הּ (בָּ֑) Ba “[was] in <the>”

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.

בְּקֶ֣רֶב (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בָּעֵ֥ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”בִּבְכֹר֣וֹ (בִּ) bi “with”וּבִצְעִיר֖וֹ (בִ) vi “with”

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

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בַּחֵ֑רֶם (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִּבְנֵ֥י (בִּ) bi “on”

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.

בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד (בַּ) ba. “at the”

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!

בְּיַ֥ד (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעֵ֖בֶר (בְּ) be. “on”

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.

בִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃ (בִ) vi “among”

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.

בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”

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.

בַּבֹּ֖קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”