1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Joshua 6

1 Jericho is shut up. 2 God instructeth Joshua how to besiege it. 11 The city is compassed. 17 It must be cursed. 20 The walls fall down. 22 Rahab is saved. 26 The builder of Jericho is cursed.

 6:1 Now Jericho 3405 was tightly 5462 shut 5462 because 4480 6440 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; no 369 one 369 went 3318 out and no 369 one 369 came 935 in.

 6:2 The LORD 3068 said 559 to Joshua 3091, “See 7200, I have given 5414 Jericho 3405 into your hand 3027, with its king 4428 [and] the valiant 2428 warriors 1368.

 6:3 “You shall march 5437 around 5437 the city 5892b, all 3605 the men 376 of war 4421 circling 5362b the city 5892b once 259 6471. You shall do 6213a so 3541 for six 8337a days 3117.

 6:4 “Also seven 7651 priests 3548 shall carry 5375 seven 7651 trumpets 7782 of rams’ 3104 horns 3104 before 6440 the ark 727; then on the seventh 7637 day 3117 you shall march 5437 around 5437 the city 5892b seven 7651 times 6471, and the priests 3548 shall blow 8628 the trumpets 7782.

 6:5 “It shall be that when they make 4900 a long 4900 blast 4900 with the ram’s 3104 horn 7161, and when you hear 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, all 3605 the people 5971a shall shout 7321 with a great 1419 shout 8643; and the wall 2346 of the city 5892b will fall 5307 down 5307 flat 8478, and the people 5971a will go 5927 up every 376 man 376 straight 5048 ahead 5048.”

 6:6 ¶ So Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126 called 7121 the priests 3548 and said 559 to them, “Take 5375 up the ark 727 of the covenant 1285, and let seven 7651 priests 3548 carry 5375 seven 7651 trumpets 7782 of rams’ 3104 horns 3104 before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068.”

 6:7 Then he said 559 to the people 5971a, “Go 5674a forward 5674a, and march 5437 around 5437 the city 5892b, and let the armed 2502b men go 5674a on before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068.”

 6:8 And it was [so], that when Joshua 3091 had spoken 559 to the people 5971a, the seven 7651 priests 3548 carrying 5375 the seven 7651 trumpets 7782 of rams’ 3104 horns 3104 before 6440 the LORD 3068 went 5674a forward 5674a and blew 8628 the trumpets 7782; and the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 followed 1980 310 them.

 6:9 The armed 2502b men went 1980 before 6440 the priests 3548 who blew 8628 the trumpets 7782, and the rear 622 guard 622 came 1980 after 310 the ark 727, while they continued 1980 to blow 8628 the trumpets 7782.

 6:10 But Joshua 3091 commanded 6680 the people 5971a, saying 559, “You shall not shout 7321 nor 3808 let your voice 6963 be heard 8085 nor 3808 let a word 1697 proceed 3318 out of your mouth 6310, until 5704 the day 3117 I tell 559 you, ‘Shout 7321!’ Then you shall shout 7321!”

 6:11 So he had the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 taken 5437 around 5437 the city 5892b, circling 5362b [it] once 259 6471; then they came 935 into the camp 4264 and spent 3885a the night 3885a in the camp 4264.

 6:12 ¶ Now Joshua 3091 rose 7925 early 7925 in the morning 1242, and the priests 3548 took 5375 up the ark 727 of the LORD 3068.

 6:13 The seven 7651 priests 3548 carrying 5375 the seven 7651 trumpets 7782 of rams’ 3104 horns 3104 before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 went 1980 on continually 1980, and blew 8628 the trumpets 7782; and the armed 2502b men went 1980 before 6440 them and the rear 622 guard 622 came 1980 after 310 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068, while they continued 1980 to blow 8628 the trumpets 7782.

 6:14 Thus the second 8145 day 3117 they marched 5437 around 5437 the city 5892b once 259 6471 and returned 7725 to the camp 4264; they did 6213a so 3541 for six 8337a days 3117.

 6:15 ¶ Then on the seventh 7637 day 3117 they rose 7925 early 7925 at the dawning 7837 of the day 7837 and marched 5437 around 5437 the city 5892b in the same 2088 manner 4941 seven 7651 times 6471; only 7534 on that day 3117 they marched 5437 around 5437 the city 5892b seven 7651 times 6471.

 6:16 At the seventh 7637 time 6471, when the priests 3548 blew 8628 the trumpets 7782, Joshua 3091 said 559 to the people 5971a, “Shout 7321! For the LORD 3068 has given 5414 you the city 5892b.

 6:17 “The city 5892b shall be under 2764a the ban 2764a, it and all 3605 that is in it belongs to the LORD 3068; only 7534 Rahab 7343 the harlot 2181 and all 3605 who 834 are with her in the house 1004 shall live 2421a, because 3588 she hid 2244 the messengers 4397 whom 834 we sent 7971.

 6:18 “But as for you, only 7534 keep 8104 yourselves from the things 2764a under 2764a the ban 2764a, so 6435 that you do not covet 2763a [them] and take 3947 some 4480 of the things 2764a under 2764a the ban 2764a, and make 7760 the camp 4264 of Israel 3478 accursed 2764a and bring 5916 trouble 5916 on it.

 6:19 “But all 3605 the silver 3701 and gold 2091 and articles 3627 of bronze 5178 and iron 1270 are holy 6944 to the LORD 3068; they shall go 935 into the treasury 214 of the LORD 3068.”

 6:20 So the people 5971a shouted 7321, and [priests] blew 8628 the trumpets 7782; and when the people 5971a heard 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, the people 5971a shouted 7321 with a great 1419 shout 8643 and the wall 2346 fell 5307 down 5307 flat 8478, so that the people 5971a went 5927 up into the city 5892b, every 376 man 376 straight 5048 ahead 5048, and they took 3920 the city 5892b.

 6:21 They utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a everything 3605 in the city 5892b, both 4480 5704 man 376 and woman 802, young 5288 and old 2205, and ox 7794 and sheep 7716 and donkey 2543, with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719.

 6:22 ¶ Joshua 3091 said 559 to the two 8147 men 376 who had spied 7270 out the land 776, “Go 935 into the harlot’s 802 2181 house 1004 and bring 3318 the woman 802 and all 3605 she has out of there 8033, as you have sworn 7650 to her.”

 6:23 So the young 5288 men 5288 who were spies 7270 went 935 in and brought 3318 out Rahab 7343 and her father 1 and her mother 517 and her brothers 251 and all 3605 she had; they also brought 3318 out all 3605 her relatives 4940 and placed 5117 them outside 4480 2351 the camp 4264 of Israel 3478.

 6:24 They burned 8313 the city 5892b with fire 784, and all 3605 that was in it. Only 7534 the silver 3701 and gold 2091, and articles 3627 of bronze 5178 and iron 1270, they put 5414 into the treasury 214 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

 6:25 However, Rahab 7343 the harlot 2181 and her father’s 1 household 1004 and all 3605 she had, Joshua 3091 spared 2421a; and she has lived 3427 in the midst 7130 of Israel 3478 to this 2088 day 3117, for she hid 2244 the messengers 4397 whom 834 Joshua 3091 sent 7971 to spy 7270 out Jericho 3405.

 6:26 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 made them take 7650 an oath 7650 at that time 6256, saying 559, “Cursed 779 before 6440 the LORD 3068 is the man 376 who 834 rises 6965 up and builds 1129 this 2088 city 5892b Jericho 3405; with [the loss of] his firstborn 1060 he shall lay 3245 its foundation 3245, and with [the loss of] his youngest 6810 son 6810 he shall set 5324 up its gates 1817.”

 6:27 So the LORD 3068 was with Joshua 3091, and his fame 8089 was in all 3605 the land 776.