with seven priests carrying seven ram’s horns preceding the Ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the horns.
And when a long blast is sounded on the horn—as soon as you hear that sound of the horn—all the troopsbtroops Lit. “people.” shall give a mighty shout. Thereupon the city wall will collapse, and the troops shall advance, every man straight ahead.”
Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said to them, “Take up the Ark of the Covenant, and let seven priests carrying seven ram’s horns precede the Ark of GOD.”
When Joshua had instructed the troops, the seven priests carrying seven ram’s horns advanced before GOD, blowing their horns; and the Ark of GOD’s Covenant followed them.
The vanguard marched in front of the priests who were blowing the horns, and the rear guard marched behind the Ark, with the horns sounding all the time.
But Joshua’s orders to the rest of the troops were, “Do not shout, do not let your voices be heard, and do not let a sound issue from your lips until the moment that I command you, ‘Shout!’ Then you shall shout.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואתהעם
522
צוה
101
יהושע
391
לאמר
271
לא
31
תריעו
686
ולאתשמיעו
863
אתקולכם
597
ולאיצא
138
מפיכם
190
דבר
206
עד
74
יום
56
אמרי
251
אליכם
101
הריעו
291
והריעתם
731
Joshua 6:11
Gematria: 2261
ויסבארוןיהוהאתהעירהקףפעםאחתויבאוהמחנהוילינובמחנהפ
So he had the Ark of GOD go around the city and complete one circuit; then they returned to camp and spent the night in camp.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויסב
78
ארוןיהוה
283
אתהעיר
686
הקף
185
פעם
190
אחת
409
ויבאו
25
המחנה
108
וילינו
112
במחנהפ
185
Joshua 6:12
Gematria: 2208
וישכםיהושעבבקרוישאוהכהניםאתארוןיהוה
Joshua rose early the next day; and the priests took up the Ark of GOD,
while the seven priests bearing the seven ram’s horns marched in front of the Ark of GOD, blowing the horns as they marched. The vanguard marched in front of them, and the rear guard marched behind the Ark of GOD, with the horns sounding all the time.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ושבעה
383
הכהנים
130
נשאים
401
שבעה
377
שופרות
992
היבלים
97
לפני
170
ארון
257
יהוה
26
הלכים
105
הלוך
61
ותקעו
582
בשופרות
994
והחלוץ
145
הלך
55
לפניהם
215
והמאסף
192
הלך
55
אחרי
219
ארון
257
יהוה
26
הולך
61
הלוך
61
ותקוע
582
בשופרות
994
Joshua 6:14
Gematria: 3725
ויסבואתהעירביוםהשניפעםאחתוישבוהמחנהכהעשוששתימים
And so they marched around the city once on the second day and returned to the camp. They did this six days.
On the seventh day, they rose at daybreak and marched around the city, in the same manner, seven times; that was the only day that they marched around the city seven times.
The city and everything in it are to be proscribed for GOD; only Rahab the prostitute is to be spared, and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers we sent.
But you must beware of that which is proscribed, or else you will be proscribed:cbe proscribed I.e., be put to death; cf. Lev. 27.28–29. if you take anything from that which is proscribed, you will cause the camp of Israel to be proscribed; you will bring calamity upon it.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ורקאתם
747
שמרו
546
מןהחרם
343
פןתחרימו
794
ולקחתם
584
מןהחרם
343
ושמתם
786
אתמחנה
504
ישראל
541
לחרם
278
ועכרתם
736
אותו
413
Joshua 6:19
Gematria: 2119
וכלכסףוזהבוכלינחשתוברזלקדשהואליהוהאוצריהוהיבוא
All the silver and gold and objects of copper and iron are consecrated to GOD; they must go into the treasury of GOD.”
So the troops shouted when the horns were sounded. When the troops heard the sound of the horns, they raised a mighty shout and the wall collapsed. The troops rushed into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they captured the city.
But Joshua bade the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into that prostitute’s house and bring out the woman and all that belong to her, as you swore to her.”
So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and her mother, her brothers and all that belonged to her—they brought out her whole family and left them outside the camp of Israel.
They burned down the city and everything in it. But the silver and gold and the objects of copper and iron were deposited in the treasury of the House of GOD.
Only Rahab the prostitute and her familydfamily Lit. “father’s house.” were spared by Joshua, along with all that belonged to her, and she dwelt among the Israelites—as is still the case. For she had hidden the messengers that Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
At that time Joshua pronounced this oath: “Anyone who undertakes to fortify this city of Jericho is hereby under GOD’s curse: its foundations shall be laid at the cost of their first-born, and its gates set up at the cost of their youngest.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
וישבע
388
יהושע
391
בעת
472
ההיא
21
לאמר
271
ארור
407
האיש
316
לפני
170
יהוה
26
אשר
501
יקום
156
ובנה
63
אתהעיר
686
הזאת
413
אתיריחו
635
בבכרו
230
ייסדנה
139
ובצעירו
384
יציב
112
דלתיהס
509
Joshua 6:27
Gematria: 1644
ויהייהוהאתיהושעויהישמעובכלהארץ
GOD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.