Focused Passage

Joshua 6:22-25

The Fall of Jericho and the Devotion of the City to the LORD

The LORD gives Jericho into Joshua’s hand, Israel obeys the ark-centered battle command, the walls fall, Rahab is rescued, and Jericho is devoted to destruction, with its metals reserved for the LORD's treasury.

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22Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”

23So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.

24Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.

25And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.

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Verse 22

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Meanwhile, Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singulartoldאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe twoוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםH8147Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Number - mdmenהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםH582Article | Noun - masculine pluralwho had spied outהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤יםH7270Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Article | Noun - feminine singularGo intoבֹּ֖אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthe houseבֵּית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the prostituteהַזּוֹנָ֑הH2181Article | Noun - feminine singularand bring outוְהוֹצִ֨יאוּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralthe womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הH802Article | Noun - feminine singular-מִשָּׁ֤םH8033Preposition-m | Adverb-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-הָֽאִשָּׁה֙H802Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho areאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativewith herלָ֔הּPreposition | third person feminine singularjust asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeyou promisedנִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖םH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralherלָֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singular
Verse 23

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So the youngהַנְּעָרִ֣יםH5288Article | Noun - masculine pluralspiesהַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗יםH7270Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralwent inוַיָּבֹ֜אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland brought outוַיֹּצִ֡יאוּH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerRahabרָ֠חָבH7343Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerher fatherאָבִ֨יהָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markermotherאִמָּ֤הּH517Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerbrothersאַחֶ֙יהָ֙H251Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho belongedאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeto herלָ֔הּPreposition | third person feminine singular-וְאֵ֥תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerThey brought outהוֹצִ֑יאוּH3318Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralher wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructfamilyמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶ֖יהָH4940Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularand settled themוַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּםH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine pluraloutsideמִח֖וּץH2351Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthe campלְמַחֲנֵ֥הH4264Preposition-l | Noun - common singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

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Then [the Israelites] burned upשָׂרְפ֥וּH8313Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .בָאֵ֖שׁH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularthe cityוְהָעִ֛ירH5892Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularand everythingוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativein itבָּ֑הּPreposition | third person feminine singularHoweverרַ֣ק׀H7535Adverbthey putנָתְנ֖וּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe silverהַכֶּ֣סֶףH3701Article | Noun - masculine singularand goldוְהַזָּהָ֗בH2091Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularand articlesוּכְלֵ֤יH3627Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙H5178Article | Noun - feminine singularand ironוְהַבַּרְזֶ֔לH1270Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularinto the treasuryאוֹצַ֥רH214Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhouseבֵּית־H1004Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 25

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Andוְֽאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularsparedהֶחֱיָ֣הH2421Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularRahabרָחָ֣בH7343Noun - proper - feminine singularthe prostituteהַ֠זּוֹנָהH2181Article | Noun - feminine singularwithוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerher father’sאָבִ֤יהָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerhouseholdבֵּ֨יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho belongedאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeto herלָהּ֙Preposition | third person feminine singularbecauseכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionshe hidהֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙H2244Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe menהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםH4397Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularhad sentשָׁלַ֥חH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto spy outלְרַגֵּ֥לH7270Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃פH3405Noun - proper - feminine singularSo she has livedוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙H3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularamongבְּקֶ֣רֶבH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulartoעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular

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