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1Now Yericho was shut up tight because of the Israelites; no one could leave or enter.
vee-ree-KHO so-GE-ret um-su-GE-ret mi-p'-NAY b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL AYN yo-TZAY v'-AYN ba
אוִֽירִיחוֹ֙ סֹגֶ֣רֶת וּמְסֻגֶּ֔רֶת מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ין יוֹצֵ֖א וְאֵ֥ין בָּֽא׃
6:1 Now Yericho was shut up tight because of the Israelites
Archeological finds of the past 150 years have granted significant understandings and insights into the world of the Bible, while also leaving us with many unanswered questions. In a 1983 interview, Israel’s first Chief of Staff and renowned archaeologist, Yigael Yadin, addressed the limits of biblical archaeology. Describing this passage in Sefer Yehoshua about the miraculous nature of the tumbling walls of Yericho, Yadin opined: “That’s beyond the realm of archaeology, and I think it’s beyond the realm of history as well. It’s a matter of faith… The fact is that there was a city there, in my opinion, and it was conquered. There can be no doubt.” According to many ancient Jewish philosophers, science and nature are not meant to validate our faith, nor is archeology. However, they can serve as powerful tools in bolstering our faith to believe in the truth of God’s word in a more complete and complex fashion.
2Hashem said to Yehoshua, “See, I will deliver Yericho and her king [and her] warriors into your hands.
vai-YO-mer a-do-NAI el y'-ho-SHU-a, ray-EH na-TA-tee b'-ya-d'-KHA et y'-ri-KHO v'-et mal-KAH, gi-BO-ray hay-KHA-yil
בוַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ רְאֵה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי בְיָֽדְךָ֔ אֶת־יְרִיח֖וֹ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֑הּ גִּבּוֹרֵ֖י הֶחָֽיִל׃
3Let all your troops march around the city and complete one circuit of the city. Do this six days,
v'-sa-BO-tem et ha-IYR kol an-SHAY ha-mil-KHA-mah ha-KEIF et ha-IYR pa-AM e-KHAT, ko ta-a-SEH shay-SHET ya-MEEM
גוְסַבֹּתֶ֣ם אֶת־הָעִ֗יר כֹּ֚ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה הַקֵּ֥יף אֶת־הָעִ֖יר פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת כֹּ֥ה תַעֲשֶׂ֖ה שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃
4with seven Kohanim carrying seven shofarot preceding the Aron. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the Kohanim blowing the shofarot.
v'-shi-va KO-ha-NEEM yis-u SHI-va sho-f'-ROT ha-yo-v'-LEEM lif-NEI ha-a-ROn u-va-YOM ha-sh'-vee-EE ta-SO-bu et ha-IR she-VA p'-a-MEEM v'-ha-ko-ha-NEEM yit-k'-U ba-sho-fa-ROT
דוְשִׁבְעָ֣ה כֹהֲנִ֡ים יִשְׂאוּ֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שׁוֹפְר֤וֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הָאָר֔וֹן וּבַיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י תָּסֹ֥בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים יִתְקְע֖וּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃
5And when a long blast is sounded on the shofar—as soon as you hear that sound of the shofar—all the people shall give a mighty shout. Thereupon the city wall will collapse, and the people shall advance, every man straight ahead.”
v'-ha-YA bi-m'-SHOKH b'-KE-ren ha-yo-VAYL (bi-sh'-mo-a-KHEM) [k'-sh'-mo-a-KHEM] et-KOL ha-sho-FAR ya-ree-U kol-ha-AM t'-ru-AH g'-do-LAH v'-na-F'-lah kho-MAT ha-EER ta-kh'-TE-ha v'-a-LU ha-AM eesh neg-DO.
הוְהָיָ֞ה בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ ׀ בְּקֶ֣רֶן הַיּוֹבֵ֗ל (בשמעכם) [כְּשׇׁמְעֲכֶם֙] אֶת־ק֣וֹל הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר יָרִ֥יעוּ כׇל־הָעָ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה חוֹמַ֤ת הָעִיר֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יהָ וְעָל֥וּ הָעָ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ נֶגְדּֽוֹ׃
6Yehoshua son of Nun summoned the Kohanim and said to them, “Take up the Aron HaBrit, and let seven Kohanim carrying seven shofarot precede the Aron of Hashem.”
vai-YIK-ra y'-ho-SHU-a ben-NU-n el ha-ko-HA-neem, vai-YO-mer a-LE-hem, se-U et a-RON ha-b'-REET, v'-shiv-AH ko-HA-neem yis-U, shiv-AH sho-f'-ROT yo-v'-LEEM lif-NEI a-RON y'-ho-VAH.
ווַיִּקְרָ֞א יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ בִּן־נוּן֙ אֶל־הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם שְׂא֖וּ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הַבְּרִ֑ית וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה כֹהֲנִ֗ים יִשְׂאוּ֙ שִׁבְעָ֤ה שֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙ יֽוֹבְלִ֔ים לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהֹוָֽה׃
7And he instructed the people, “Go forward, march around the city, with the vanguard marching in front of the Aron of Hashem.”
(vai-YO-mer-u) [v'-yo-MER] el ha-AHM, iv-ROO v'-SO-vu et ha-IR, v'-he-KHA-luTZ ya-a-VOR lif-NEI a-ROn a-do-NAI
ז(ויאמרו) [וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙] אֶל־הָעָ֔ם עִבְר֖וּ וְסֹ֣בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֑יר וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ יַעֲבֹ֕ר לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֥וֹן יְהֹוָֽה׃
8When Yehoshua had instructed the people, the seven Kohanim carrying seven shofarot advanced before Hashem, blowing their shofarot; and the Aron Brit Hashem followed them.
vai-HI ke-e-MOR y'-ho-SHU-a el ha-AHM, v'-shiv-AH ha-ko-ha-NEEM no-s'-EEM, shiv-AH sho-f'-ROT ha-yo-v'-LEEM lif-NAY a-do-NAI, ov-ROO v'-ta-K'-u ba-sho-FA-ROT, va-a-ROHN b'-REET a-do-NAI ho-LEKH a-cha-RAY-hem.
חוַיְהִ֗י כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר יְהוֹשֻׁ֘עַ֮ אֶל־הָעָם֒ וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹשְׂאִים֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שׁוֹפְר֤וֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה עָבְר֕וּ וְתָֽקְע֖וּ בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ בְּרִ֣ית יְהֹוָ֔ה הֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
9The vanguard marched in front of the Kohanim who were blowing the shofarot, and the rear guard marched behind the Aron, with the shofarot sounding all the time.
v'-he-KHA-lutz ho-LEKH lif-NEI ha-ko-HA-neem (to-KE-u) [to-k'-EI] ha-sho-FA-rot v'-ha-me-a-SEF ho-LEKH a-kha-RAY ha-a-ROn ha-LOKH v'-ta-KO-a ba-sho-FA-rot
טוְהֶחָל֣וּץ הֹלֵ֔ךְ לִפְנֵי֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (תקעו) [תֹּקְעֵ֖י] הַשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף הֹלֵךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאָר֔וֹן הָל֖וֹךְ וְתָק֥וֹעַ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃
10But Yehoshua's orders to the rest of the people 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.”
v'-ET ha-AHM tzi-VAH y'-ho-SHU-a lay-MOR: lo ta-REE-u v'-lo tash-MI-u et-kol-KHEM v'-lo yay-TZE mi-pee-KHEM da-VAR, ad YOM a-m'-REE a-lay-KHEM ha-REE-u va-ha-ree-o-TEM
יוְאֶת־הָעָם֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹ֤א תָרִ֙יעוּ֙ וְלֹא־תַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶת־קֽוֹלְכֶ֔ם וְלֹא־יֵצֵ֥א מִפִּיכֶ֖ם דָּבָ֑ר עַ֠ד י֣וֹם אׇמְרִ֧י אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם הָרִ֖יעוּ וַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃
11So he had the Aron of Hashem go around the city and complete one circuit; then they returned to camp and spent the night in camp.
vai-ya-SEV a-ron a-do-NAI et ha-IR ha-KEF pa-AM e-KHAT va-ya-VO-u ha-ma-kha-NEH va-ya-LEE-nu ba-ma-kha-NEH.
יאוַיַּסֵּ֤ב אֲרוֹן־יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר הַקֵּ֖ף פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃
12Yehoshua rose early the next day; and the Kohanim took up the Aron of Hashem,
vai-YASH-kem y'-ho-SHU-a ba-BO-ker, va-yi-SU ha-ko-ha-NEEM et a-RON a-do-NAI
יבוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ם יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן יְהֹוָֽה׃
13while the seven Kohanim bearing the seven shofarot marched in front of the Aron of Hashem, blowing the shofarot as they marched. The vanguard marched in front of them, and the rear guard marched behind the Aron of Hashem, with the shofarot sounding all the time.
v'-shi-va-HA ko-ha-NEEM no-s'-EEM, shi-vaH sho-f'-ROT ha-yo-ve-LEEM, lif-NEI a-ROn a-do-NAI, hol-KHEEM ha-LOKH v'-ta-ko-U ba-sho-fa-ROT, v'-he-kha-LUTZ ho-LEKH lif-NE-hem, v'-ha-m'-a-SEF ho-LEKH a-kha-RAY a-ROn a-do-NAI (ho-LEKH) [ha-LOKH], v'-ta-KO-a ba-sho-fa-ROT.
יגוְשִׁבְעָ֣ה הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹשְׂאִים֩ שִׁבְעָ֨ה שׁוֹפְר֜וֹת הַיֹּבְלִ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙ אֲר֣וֹן יְהֹוָ֔ה הֹלְכִ֣ים הָל֔וֹךְ וְתָקְע֖וּ בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וְהֶחָלוּץ֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף הֹלֵךְ֙ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֲר֣וֹן יְהֹוָ֔ה (הולך) [הָל֖וֹךְ] וְתָק֥וֹעַ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃
14And so they marched around the city once on the second day and returned to the camp. They did this six days.
vai-YA-so-VU et ha-IR ba-YOM ha-SHE-nee pa-AM a-KHAT va-ya-SHU-vu ha-ma-kha-NEH ko ASU shay-SHET ya-MEEM
ידוַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֜יר בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשֵּׁנִי֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה כֹּ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃
15On 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.
vai-HEE ba-YOM ha-sh'-vee-EE va-yash-KI-mu ka-a-LOT ha-SHA-khar va-ya-SO-bu et ha-EER ka-mish-PAT ha-ZEH SHE-va p'-a-MEEM RAK ba-YOM ha-HU sa-v'-VU et ha-EER SHE-va p'-a-MEEM
טווַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ כַּעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֛יר כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט הַזֶּ֖ה שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים רַ֚ק בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא סָבְב֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים׃
6:15 On the seventh day
Ruins of ancient Yericho
On the seventh day, the Children of Israel walk around Yericho seven times. They blow the shofarot (שופרות), ‘rams horns,’ the walls miraculously fall, and they are able to take the city. The classical commentator Rashi notes that the seventh day of this process was Shabbat. This teaches us that war on behalf of defending the people and Land of Israel is permitted and required even on the peaceful and holy Sabbath. Even today, though we honor Shabbat and keep it holy, the State of Israel is required to protect itself seven days a week. Thus, in the Israeli Army, essential tasks to protect the nation must and do continue, even on Shabbat.
16On the seventh round, as the Kohanim blew the shofarot, Yehoshua commanded the people, “Shout! For Hashem has given you the city.
vai-HI ba-PA-am ha-sh'-vee-EE-ta, ta-K'-u ha-ko-ha-NEEM ba-sho-FA-rot, va-YO-mer y'-ho-SHU-a el ha-AHM, ha-REE-u KEE na-TAN a-do-NAI la-KHEM et ha-EER
טזוַֽיְהִי֙ בַּפַּ֣עַם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית תָּקְע֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אֶל־הָעָם֙ הָרִ֔יעוּ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃
17The city and everything in it are to be proscribed for Hashem; only Rahab the harlot is to be spared, and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers we sent.
v'-ha-Y'-ta ha-IR khe-REM HEE v'-kol a-SHER-BAH la-do-NAI RAK ra-KHAV ha-ZO-NAH ti-KHEH HEE v'-kol a-SHER i-TAH ba-BA-yit KEE he-kh'-BA-ta et ha-mal-a-KHEEM a-SHER sha-la-KHE-nu
יזוְהָיְתָ֨ה הָעִ֥יר חֵ֛רֶם הִ֥יא וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖הּ לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה רַק֩ רָחָ֨ב הַזּוֹנָ֜ה תִּֽחְיֶ֗ה הִ֚יא וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתָּ֣הּ בַּבַּ֔יִת כִּ֣י הֶחְבְּאַ֔תָה אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלָֽחְנוּ׃
18But you must beware of that which is proscribed, or else you will be proscribed: if you take anything from that which is proscribed, you will cause the camp of Yisrael to be proscribed; you will bring calamity upon it.
v'-RAK a-TEM shim-ROO min ha-KHE-rem, pen-ta-kha-REE-mu u-l'-ka-KHE-tem min ha-KHE-rem, v'-sam-TEM et ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-AYL l'-khe-REM, va-a-KHAR-tem o-TO
יחוְרַק־אַתֶּם֙ שִׁמְר֣וּ מִן־הַחֵ֔רֶם פֶּֽן־תַּחֲרִ֖ימוּ וּלְקַחְתֶּ֣ם מִן־הַחֵ֑רֶם וְשַׂמְתֶּ֞ם אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְחֵ֔רֶם וַעֲכַרְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתֽוֹ׃
19All the silver and gold and objects of copper and iron are consecrated to Hashem; they must go into the treasury of Hashem.”
v'-KOL ke-SEF v'-za-HAV u-k'-LEI n'-KHO-shet u-var-ZEL ko-DAYSH hu la-a-do-NAI o-TZAR a-do-NAI ya-VO
יטוְכֹ֣ל ׀ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֤י נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ וּבַרְזֶ֔ל קֹ֥דֶשׁ ה֖וּא לַיהֹוָ֑ה אוֹצַ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה יָבֽוֹא׃
20So the people shouted when the shofarot were sounded. When the people heard the sound of the shofarot, the people raised a mighty shout and the wall collapsed. The people rushed into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they captured the city.
vai-YA-ra ha-AM va-yit-k'-U ba-sho-FA-rot, va-Y'-hee kish-MO-a ha-AM et-KOHL ha-sho-FAr, vai-ree-U ha-AM t'-ru-AH g'-do-LAH, va-TI-pol ha-KHO-mah takh-TE-ha, vai-YA-al ha-AM ha-EE-RAH, eesh NEG-do, vai-yil-K'-du et ha-EE-RAH
כוַיָּ֣רַע הָעָ֔ם וַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּ בַּשֹּׁפָר֑וֹת וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הָעָ֜ם אֶת־ק֣וֹל הַשּׁוֹפָ֗ר וַיָּרִ֤יעוּ הָעָם֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַתִּפֹּ֨ל הַחוֹמָ֜ה תַּחְתֶּ֗יהָ וַיַּ֨עַל הָעָ֤ם הָעִ֙ירָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ נֶגְדּ֔וֹ וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃
21They exterminated everything in the city with the sword: man and woman, young and old, ox and sheep and ass.
vai-ya-ha-REE-mu et-KOL a-SHER ba-IR me-EESH v'-ad-i-SHA me-na-AR v'-ad-za-KEN v'-ad SHOR va-SEH va-kha-MOR l'-fi-kha-REV
כאוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ אֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעִ֔יר מֵאִישׁ֙ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ן וְעַ֨ד שׁ֥וֹר וָשֶׂ֛ה וַחֲמ֖וֹר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
22But Yehoshua bade the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the harlot's house and bring out the woman and all that belong to her, as you swore to her.”
v'-lish-NA-yim ha-a-na-SHEEM ha-m'-ra-g'-LEEM et ha-A-rets a-MAR y'-ho-SHU-a, BO-u bayt ha-i-SHA ha-ZO-nah, v'-ho-tzee-U mi-SHAM et ha-i-SHA v'-et kol a-SHER LAH, ka-a-SHER nish-BA-TEM LAH
כבוְלִשְׁנַ֨יִם הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤ים אֶת־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בֹּ֖אוּ בֵּית־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזּוֹנָ֑ה וְהוֹצִ֨יאוּ מִשָּׁ֤ם אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖ם לָֽהּ׃
23So 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 Yisrael.
va-ya-VO ha-ne-a-REEM ha-m'-ra-g'-LEEM va-yo-TZI-u et ra-KHAV v'-et a-VEE-ha v'-et i-MAH v'-et a-KHEE-ha v'-et kol a-SHER la-HA v'-ET kol m'-sh'-pe-KHO-te-HA ho-TZI-u va-ya-NEE-khem mi-KHUtz l'-ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-AYL
כגוַיָּבֹ֜אוּ הַנְּעָרִ֣ים הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֗ים וַיֹּצִ֡יאוּ אֶת־רָ֠חָ֠ב וְאֶת־אָבִ֨יהָ וְאֶת־אִמָּ֤הּ וְאֶת־אַחֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֔הּ וְאֵ֥ת כׇּל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֶ֖יהָ הוֹצִ֑יאוּ וַיַּ֨נִּיח֔וּם מִח֖וּץ לְמַחֲנֵ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
24They 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 Hashem.
v'-ha-IYR sa-ru-FU va-ESH v'-kol a-SHER-BAH rak ha-KE-sef v'-ha-za-HAV u-k'-LEI ha-ne-KHO-shet v'-ha-bar-ZEL na-t'-NU o-TZAR bayt a-do-NAI
כדוְהָעִ֛יר שָׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֑הּ רַ֣ק ׀ הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֤י הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל נָתְנ֖וּ אוֹצַ֥ר בֵּית־יְהֹוָֽה׃
25Only Rahab the harlot and her father's family were spared by Yehoshua, 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 Yehoshua sent to spy out Yericho.
v'-et-ra-KHAV ha-ZO-na v'-et-BAYT a-vee-HA v'-et-KOL a-SHER-la-HA he-khe-YAH y'-ho-SHU-a va-TE-shEV b'-KE-rev yis-ra-AYL ad ha-YOM ha-ZEH, kee he-khee-AH et ha-mal-a-KHEEM a-SHER sha-LAKH y'-ho-SHU-a l'-ra-GEL et y'-ri-KHO. (P)
כהוְֽאֶת־רָחָ֣ב הַ֠זּוֹנָ֠ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֨ית אָבִ֤יהָ וְאֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ הֶחֱיָ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּקֶ֣רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י הֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לְרַגֵּ֥ל אֶת־יְרִיחֽוֹ׃
26At that time Yehoshua pronounced this oath: “Cursed of Hashem be the man who shall undertake to fortify this city of Yericho: he shall lay its foundations at the cost of his first-born, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest.”
vai-YASH-ba Y'-ho-SHU-a ba-AYT ha-HEE lay-MOR: a-ROOR ha-EESH lif-NAY a-do-NAI a-SHER ya-KUM u-va-NAH et ha-IR ha-ZOT et yi-RI-kho bi-v'-KHO-ro y'-ya-s'-DE-nah u-vi-tsi-RO ya-TSEEV d'-la-TE-ha. (s)
כווַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖יא לֵאמֹ֑ר אָר֨וּר הָאִ֜ישׁ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָקוּם֙ וּבָנָ֞ה אֶת־הָעִ֤יר הַזֹּאת֙ אֶת־יְרִיח֔וֹ בִּבְכֹר֣וֹ יְיַסְּדֶ֔נָּה וּבִצְעִיר֖וֹ יַצִּ֥יב דְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃
27Hashem was with Yehoshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
vai-YA-hee a-do-NAI et y'-ho-SHU-a, vai-YA-hee sh'-mo BO-khol ha-A-retz
כזוַיְהִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וַיְהִ֥י שׇׁמְע֖וֹ בְּכׇל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
