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1. The people of Jericho were afraid because the Israelites were near. They closed the city gates and guarded them. No one went into the city, and no one came out.
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1. Now Jericho H3405 was straitly shut up H5462 H5462 because H4480 H6440 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 : none H369 went out H3318 , and none H369 came in H935 .
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2. Then the Lord said to Joshua, "Look, I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its fighting men.
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2. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Joshua H3091 , See H7200 , I have given H5414 into thine hand H3027 H853 Jericho H3405 , and the king H4428 thereof, and the mighty H1368 men of valor H2428 .
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3. March around the city with your army once a day for six days.
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3. And ye shall compass H5437 H853 the city H5892 , all H3605 ye men H376 of war H4421 , and go round about H5362 H853 the city H5892 once H259 H6471 . Thus H3541 shalt thou do H6213 six H8337 days H3117 .
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4. Have seven priests carry trumpets made from horns of male sheep and have them march in front of the Ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times and have the priests blow the trumpets as they march.
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4. And seven H7651 priests H3548 shall bear H5375 before H6440 the ark H727 seven H7651 trumpets H7782 of rams' horns H3104 : and the seventh H7637 day H3117 ye shall compass H5437 H853 the city H5892 seven H7651 times H6471 , and the priests H3548 shall blow H8628 with the trumpets H7782 .
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5. They will make one long blast on the trumpets. When you hear that sound, have all the people give a loud shout. Then the walls of the city will fall so the people can go straight into the city."
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5. And it shall come to pass H1961 , that when they make a long blast H4900 with the ram H3104 's horn H7161 , and when ye hear H8085 H853 the sound H6963 of the trumpet H7782 , all H3605 the people H5971 shall shout H7321 with a great H1419 shout H8643 ; and the wall H2346 of the city H5892 shall fall down H5307 flat H8478 , and the people H5971 shall ascend up H5927 every man H376 straight before H5048 him.
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6. So Joshua son of Nun called the priests together and said to them, "Carry the Ark of the Agreement. Tell seven priests to carry trumpets and march in front of it."
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6. And Joshua H3091 the son H1121 of Nun H5126 called H7121 H413 the priests H3548 , and said H559 unto H413 them , Take up H5375 H853 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 , and let H5375 seven H7651 priests H3548 bear H5375 seven H7651 trumpets H7782 of rams' horns H3104 before H6440 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 .
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7. Then Joshua ordered the people, "Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons should march in front of the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord."
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7. And he said H559 unto H413 the people H5971 , Pass on H5674 , and compass H5437 H853 the city H5892 , and let him that is armed H2502 pass on H5674 before H6440 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 .
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8. When Joshua finished speaking to the people, the seven priests began marching before the Lord. They carried the seven trumpets and blew them as they marched. The priests carrying the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord followed them.
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8. And it came to pass H1961 , when Joshua H3091 had spoken H559 unto H413 the people H5971 , that the seven H7651 priests H3548 bearing H5375 the seven H7651 trumpets H7782 of rams' horns H3104 passed on H5674 before H6440 the LORD H3068 , and blew H8628 with the trumpets H7782 : and the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068 followed H1980 H310 them.
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9. Soldiers with weapons marched in front of the priests, and armed men walked behind the Ark. The priests were blowing their trumpets.
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9. And the armed men H2502 went H1980 before H6440 the priests H3548 that blew H8628 with the trumpets H7782 , and the rearward H622 came H1980 after H310 the ark H727 , the priests going on H1980 , and blowing H8628 with the trumpets H7782 .
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10. But Joshua had told the people not to give a war cry. He said, "Don't shout. Don't say a word until the day I tell you. Then shout."
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10. And Joshua H3091 had commanded H6680 the people H5971 , saying H559 , Ye shall not H3808 shout H7321 , nor H3808 make any noise H8085 with H854 your voice H6963 , neither H3808 shall any word H1697 proceed out H3318 of your mouth H4480 H6310 , until H5704 the day H3117 I bid H559 you shout H7321 ; then shall ye shout H7321 .
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11. So Joshua had the Ark of the Lord carried around the city one time. Then they went back to camp for the night.
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11. So the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 compassed H5437 H853 the city H5892 , going about H5362 it once H259 H6471 : and they came H935 into the camp H4264 , and lodged H3885 in the camp H4264 .
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12. Early the next morning Joshua got up, and the priests carried the Ark of the Lord again.
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12. And Joshua H3091 rose early H7925 in the morning H1242 , and the priests H3548 took up H5375 H853 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 .
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13. The seven priests carried the seven trumpets and marched in front of the Ark of the Lord, blowing their trumpets. Soldiers with weapons marched in front of them, and other soldiers walked behind the Ark of the Lord. All this time the priests were blowing their trumpets.
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13. And seven H7651 priests H3548 bearing H5375 seven H7651 trumpets H7782 of rams' horns H3104 before H6440 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 went on continually H1980 H1980 , and blew H8628 with the trumpets H7782 : and the armed men H2502 went H1980 before H6440 them ; but the rearward H622 came H1980 after H310 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 , the priests going on H1980 , and blowing H8628 with the trumpets H7782 .
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14. So on the second day they marched around the city one time and then went back to camp. They did this every day for six days.
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14. And the second H8145 day H3117 they compassed H5437 H853 the city H5892 once H259 H6471 , and returned H7725 into the camp H4264 : so H3541 they did H6213 six H8337 days H3117 .
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15. On the seventh day they got up at dawn and marched around the city, just as they had on the days before. But on that day they marched around the city seven times.
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15. And it came to pass H1961 on the seventh H7637 day H3117 , that they rose early H7925 about the dawning H5927 of the day H7837 , and compassed H5437 H853 the city H5892 after the same H2088 manner H4941 seven H7651 times H6471 : only H7535 on that H2088 day H3117 they compassed H5437 H853 the city H5892 seven H7651 times H6471 .
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16. The seventh time around the priests blew their trumpets. Then Joshua gave the command: "Now, shout! The Lord has given you this city!
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16. And it came to pass H1961 at the seventh H7637 time H6471 , when the priests H3548 blew H8628 with the trumpets H7782 , Joshua H3091 said H559 unto H413 the people H5971 , Shout H7321 ; for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath given H5414 you H853 the city H5892 .
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17. The city and everything in it are to be destroyed as an offering to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone in her house should remain alive. They must not be killed, because Rahab hid the two spies we sent out.
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17. And the city H5892 shall be H1961 accursed H2764 , even it H1931 , and all H3605 that H834 are therein , to the LORD H3068 : only H7535 Rahab H7343 the harlot H2181 shall live H2421 , she H1931 and all H3605 that H834 are with H854 her in the house H1004 , because H3588 she hid H2244 H853 the messengers H4397 that H834 we sent H7971 .
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18. Don't take any of the things that are to be destroyed as an offering to the Lord. If you take them and bring them into our camp, you yourselves will be destroyed, and you will bring trouble to all of Israel.
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18. And ye H859 , in any wise H7357 keep H8104 yourselves from H4480 the accursed thing H2764 , lest H6435 ye make yourselves accursed H2763 , when ye take H3947 of H4480 the accursed thing H2764 , and make H7760 H853 the camp H4264 of Israel H3478 a curse H2764 , and trouble H5916 it.
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19. All the silver and gold and things made from bronze and iron belong to the Lord and must be saved for him."
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19. But all H3605 the silver H3701 , and gold H2091 , and vessels H3627 of brass H5178 and iron H1270 , are consecrated H6944 unto the LORD H3068 : they shall come H935 into the treasury H214 of the LORD H3068 .
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20. When the priests blew the trumpets, the people shouted. At the sound of the trumpets and the people's shout, the walls fell, and everyone ran straight into the city. So the Israelites defeated that city.
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20. So the people H5971 shouted H7321 when the priests blew H8628 with the trumpets H7782 : and it came to pass H1961 , when the people H5971 heard H8085 H853 the sound H6963 of the trumpet H7782 , and the people H5971 shouted H7321 with a great H1419 shout H8643 , that the wall H2346 fell down H5307 flat H8478 , so that the people H5971 went up H5927 into the city H5892 , every man H376 straight before H5048 him , and they took H3920 H853 the city H5892 .
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21. They completely destroyed with the sword every living thing in the city -- men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
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21. And they utterly destroyed H2763 H853 all H3605 that H834 was in the city H5892 , both man H4480 H376 and woman H802 , young H4480 H5288 and old H2205 , and ox H7794 , and sheep H7716 , and ass H2543 , with the edge H6310 of the sword H2719 .
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22. Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, "Go into the prostitute's house. Bring her out and bring out those who are with her, because of the promise you made to her."
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22. But Joshua H3091 had said H559 unto the two H8147 men H376 that had spied out H7270 H853 the country H776 , Go into H935 the harlot H802 H2181 's house H1004 , and bring out H3318 thence H4480 H8033 H853 the woman H802 , and all H3605 that H834 she hath, as H834 ye swore H7650 unto her.
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23. So the two men went into the house and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all those with her. They put all of her family in a safe place outside the camp of Israel.
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23. And the young men H5288 that were spies H7270 went in H935 , and brought out H3318 H853 Rahab H7343 , and her father H1 , and her mother H517 , and her brethren H251 , and all H3605 that H834 she had ; and they brought out H3318 all H3605 her kindred H4940 , and left H5117 them without H4480 H2351 the camp H4264 of Israel H3478 .
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24. Then Israel burned the whole city and everything in it, but they did not burn the things made from silver, gold, bronze, and iron. These were saved for the Lord.
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24. And they burnt H8313 the city H5892 with fire H784 , and all H3605 that H834 was therein: only H7535 the silver H3701 , and the gold H2091 , and the vessels H3627 of brass H5178 and of iron H1270 , they put H5414 into the treasury H214 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 .
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25. Joshua saved Rahab the prostitute, her family, and all who were with her, because Rahab had helped the men he had sent to spy out Jericho. Rahab still lives among the Israelites today.
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25. And Joshua H3091 saved H2421 Rahab H7343 the harlot H2181 alive , and her father H1 's household H1004 , and all H3605 that H834 she had ; and she dwelleth H3427 in H7130 Israel H3478 even unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 ; because H3588 she hid H2244 H853 the messengers H4397 , which H834 Joshua H3091 sent H7971 to spy out H7270 H853 Jericho H3405 .
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26. Then Joshua made this oath: "Anyone who tries to rebuild this city of Jericho will be cursed by the Lord. The one who lays the foundation of this city will lose his oldest son, and the one who sets up the gates will lose his youngest son."
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26. And Joshua H3091 adjured H7650 them at that H1931 time H6256 , saying H559 , Cursed H779 be the man H376 before H6440 the LORD H3068 , that H834 riseth up H6965 and buildeth H1129 H853 this H2063 city H5892 H853 Jericho H3405 : he shall lay the foundation H3245 thereof in his firstborn H1060 , and in his youngest H6810 son shall he set up H5324 the gates H1817 of it.
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27. So the Lord was with Joshua, and Joshua became famous through all the land.
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27. So the LORD H3068 was H1961 with H854 Joshua H3091 ; and his fame H8089 was H1961 noised throughout all H3605 the country H776 .
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