Chapter 1
1 God's Charge to Joshua
Now it came 1961 about after 310 the death 4194 of Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068, that the LORD 3068 spoke 559 to Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126, Moses' 4872 servant 8334, saying 559,
2 "Moses 4872 My servant 5650 is dead 4191; now 6258 therefore arise 6965, cross 5674 this 2088 Jordan 3383, you and all 3605 this 2088 people 5971, to the land 776 which 834 I am giving 5414 to them, to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
3 "Every 3605 place 4725 on which 834 the sole 3709 of your foot 7272 treads 1869, I have given 5414 it to you, just 3512 as I spoke 1696 to Moses 4872.
4 "From the wilderness 4057 and this 2088 Lebanon 3844, even as far 5704 as the great 1419 river 5104, the river 5104 Euphrates 6578, all 3605 the land 776 of the Hittites 2850, and as far 5704 as the Great 1419 Sea 3220 toward the setting 3996 of the sun 8121 will be your territory 1366.
5 "No 3808 man 376 will {be able to} stand 3320 before 6440 you all 3605 the days 3117 of your life 2425. Just 3512 as I have been 1961 with Moses 4872, I will be with you; I will not fail 7503 you or forsake 5800 you.
6 "Be strong 2388 and courageous 553, for you shall give 5157 this 2088 people 5971 possession 5157 of the land 776 which 834 I swore 7650 to their fathers 1 to give 5414 them.
7 "Only 7534 be strong 2388 and very 3966 courageous 553; be careful 8104 to do 6213 according to all 3605 the law 8451 which 834 Moses 4872 My servant 5650 commanded 6680 you; do not turn 5493 from it to the right 3225 or to the left 8040, so 4616 that you may have 7919 success 7919 wherever you go 1980.
8 "This 2088 book 5612 of the law 8451 shall not depart 4185 from your mouth 6310, but you shall meditate 1897 on it day 3119 and night 3915, so 4616 that you may be careful 8104 to do 6213 according to all 3605 that is written 3789 in it; for then 227 you will make 6743 your way 1870 prosperous 6743, and then 227 you will have 7919 success 7919.
9 "Have I not commanded 6680 you? Be strong 2388 and courageous 553! Do not tremble 6206 or be dismayed 2865, for the LORD 3068 your God 430 is with you wherever you go 1980."
10 Joshua Assumes Command
¶ Then Joshua 3091 commanded 6680 the officers 7860 of the people 5971, saying 559,
11 "Pass 5674 through the midst 7130 of the camp 4264 and command 6680 the people 5971, saying 559, 'Prepare 3559 provisions 6720 for yourselves, for within 5750 three 7969 days 3117 you are to cross 5674 this 2088 Jordan 3383, to go 935 in to possess 3423 the land 776 which 834 the LORD 3068 your God 430 is giving 5414 you, to possess 3423 it.'"
12 ¶ To the Reubenites 7206 and to the Gadites 1425 and to the half-tribe of Manasseh 4519, Joshua 3091 said 559,
13 "Remember 2142 the word 1697 which 834 Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 you, saying 559, 'The LORD 3068 your God 430 gives 5117 you rest 5117 and will give 5414 you this 2088 land 776.'
14 "Your wives 802, your little 2945 ones 2945, and your cattle 4735 shall remain 3427 in the land 776 which 834 Moses 4872 gave 5414 you beyond 5676 the Jordan 3383, but you shall cross 5674 before 6440 your brothers 251 in battle 2571 array 2571, all 3605 your valiant 2428 warriors 1368, and shall help 5826 them,
15 until 5704 the LORD 3068 gives 5117 your brothers 251 rest 5117, as {He gives} you, and they also 1571 possess 3423 the land 776 which 834 the LORD 3068 your God 430 is giving 5414 them. Then you shall return 7725 to your own 3425 land 776, and possess 3423 that which 834 Moses 4872 the servant 5650 of the LORD 3068 gave 5414 you beyond 5676 the Jordan 3383 toward the sunrise."
16 ¶ They answered 6030 Joshua 3091, saying 559, "All 3605 that you have commanded 6680 us we will do 6213, and wherever you send 7971 us we will go 1980.
17 "Just as we obeyed 8085 Moses 4872 in all 3605 things 3605, so 3651 we will obey 8085 you; only 7534 may the LORD 3068 your God 430 be with you as He was with Moses 4872.
18 "Anyone who 834 rebels 4784 against 854 your command 6310 and does not obey 8085 your words 1697 in all 3605 that you command 6680 him, shall be put 4191 to death 4191; only 7534 be strong 2388 and courageous 553."
Chapter 2
1 Rahab Shelters Spies
Then Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126 sent 7971 two 8147 men 376 as spies 7270 secretly 2791 from Shittim 7851, saying 559, "Go 1980, view 7200 the land 776, especially 853 Jericho 3405." So they went 1980 and came 935 into the house 1004 of a harlot whose name 8034 was Rahab 7343, and lodged 7901 there 8033.
2 It was told 559 the king 4428 of Jericho 3405, saying 559, "Behold 2009, men 376 from the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 have come 935 here 2008 tonight 3915 to search 2658 out the land 776."
3 And the king 4428 of Jericho 3405 sent 7971 {word} to Rahab 7343, saying 559, "Bring 3318 out the men 376 who have come 935 to you, who 834 have entered 935 your house 1004, for they have come 935 to search 2658 out all 3605 the land 776."
4 But the woman 802 had taken 3947 the two 8147 men 376 and hidden 6845 them, and she said 559, "Yes 3653, the men 376 came 935 to me, but I did not know 3045 where 370 they were from.
5 "It came 1961 about when {it was time} to shut 5462 the gate 8179 at dark 2822, that the men 376 went 3318 out; I do not know 3045 where 575 the men 376 went 1980. Pursue 7291 them quickly 4118, for you will overtake 5381 them."
6 But she had brought 5927 them up to the roof 1406 and hidden 2934 them in the stalks 6086 of flax 6593 which she had laid 6186 in order 6186 on the roof 1406.
7 So the men 376 pursued 7291 them on the road 1870 to the Jordan 3383 to the fords 4569; and as soon 3512 as those who were pursuing 7291 them had gone 3318 out, they shut 5462 the gate 8179.
8 ¶ Now before 2962 they lay 7901 down 7901, she came 5927 up to them on the roof 1406,
9 and said 559 to the men 376, "I know 3045 that the LORD 3068 has given 5414 you the land 776, and that the terror 367 of you has fallen 5307 on us, and that all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776 have melted 4127 away 4127 before you.
10 "For we have heard 8085 how 834 the LORD 3068 dried 3001 up the water 4325 of the Red Sea 3220 before you when you came 3318 out of Egypt 4714, and what 834 you did 6213 to the two 8147 kings 4428 of the Amorites 567 who 834 were beyond 5676 the Jordan 3383, to Sihon 5511 and Og 5747, whom 834 you utterly 2763 destroyed 2763.
11 "When we heard 8085 {it,} our hearts 3824 melted 4549 and no 3808 courage 7307 remained 6965 in any 376 man 376 any 5750 longer 5750 because of you; for the LORD 3068 your God 430, He is God 430 in heaven 8064 above and on earth 776 beneath.
12 "Now 6258 therefore, please 4994 swear 7650 to me by the LORD 3068, since 3588 I have dealt 6213 kindly 2617 with you, that you also 1571 will deal 6213 kindly 2617 with my father's 1 household 1004, and give 5414 me a pledge 226 of truth 571,
13 and spare 2421 my father 1 and my mother 517 and my brothers 251 and my sisters 269, with all 3605 who 834 belong to them, and deliver 5337 our lives 5315 from death 4194."
14 So the men 376 said 559 to her, "Our life 5315 for yours if 518 you do not tell 5046 this 2088 business 1697 of ours; and it shall come 1961 about when the LORD 3068 gives 5414 us the land 776 that we will deal 6213 kindly 2617 and faithfully 571 with you."
15 The Promise to Rahab
¶ Then she let 3381 them down 3381 by a rope 2256 through 1157 the window 2474, for her house 1004 was on the city 7023 wall 2346, so that she was living 3427 on the wall 2346.
16 She said 559 to them, "Go 1980 to the hill 2022 country 2022, so 6435 that the pursuers 7291 will not happen 6293 upon you, and hide 2247 yourselves there 8033 for three 7969 days 3117 until 5704 the pursuers 7291 return 7725. Then afterward 310 you may go 1980 on your way 1870."
17 The men 376 said 559 to her, "We {shall be} free 5355 from this 2088 oath 7621 to you which 834 you have made us swear 7650,
18 unless 2009, when we come 935 into the land 776, you tie 7194 this 2088 cord 8615 of scarlet 8144 thread 2339 in the window 2474 through which 834 you let 3381 us down 3381, and gather 622 to yourself into the house 1004 your father 1 and your mother 517 and your brothers 251 and all 3605 your father's 1 household 1004.
19 "It shall come 1961 about that anyone 3605 who 834 goes 3318 out of the doors 1817 of your house 1004 into the street 2351, his blood 1818 {shall be} on his own head 7218, and we {shall be} free 5355; but anyone 3605 who 834 is with you in the house 1004, his blood 1818 {shall be} on our head 7218 if 518 a hand 3027 is {laid} on him.
20 "But if 518 you tell 5046 this 2088 business 1697 of ours, then we shall be free 5355 from the oath 7621 which 834 you have made us swear 7650."
21 She said 559, "According to your words 1697, so 3651 be it." So she sent 7971 them away 7971, and they departed 1980; and she tied 7194 the scarlet 8144 cord 8615 in the window 2474.
22 ¶ They departed 1980 and came 935 to the hill 2022 country 2022, and remained 3427 there 8033 for three 7969 days 3117 until 5704 the pursuers 7291 returned 7725. Now the pursuers 7291 had sought 1245 {them} all 3605 along the road 1870, but had not found 4672 {them.}
23 Then the two 8147 men 376 returned 7725 and came 3381 down 3381 from the hill 2022 country 2022 and crossed 5674 over 5674 and came 935 to Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126, and they related 5608 to him all 3605 that had happened 4672 to them.
24 They said 559 to Joshua 3091, "Surely 3588 the LORD 3068 has given 5414 all 3605 the land 776 into our hands 3027; moreover 1571, all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776 have melted 4127 away 4127 before us."
Chapter 3
1 Israel Crosses the Jordan
Then Joshua 3091 rose 7925 early 7925 in the morning 1242; and he and all 3605 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 set 5265 out from Shittim 7851 and came 935 to the Jordan 3383, and they lodged 3885 there 8033 before 2962 they crossed 5674.
2 At the end 7097 of three 7969 days 3117 the officers 7860 went 5674 through 5674 the midst 7130 of the camp 4264;
3 and they commanded 6680 the people 5971, saying 559, "When you see 7200 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 your God 430 with the Levitical 3881 priests 3548 carrying 5375 it, then you shall set 5265 out from your place 4725 and go 1980 after 310 it.
4 "However 389, there shall be between 996 you and it a distance 7350 of about 2,000 505 cubits 520 by measure 4060. Do not come 7126 near 7126 it, that you may know 3045 the way 1870 by which 834 you shall go 1980, for you have not passed 5674 this way 1870 before."
5 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 said 559 to the people 5971, "Consecrate 6942 yourselves, for tomorrow 4279 the LORD 3068 will do 6213 wonders 6381 among 7130 you."
6 And Joshua 3091 spoke 559 to the priests 3548, saying 559, "Take 5375 up the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 and cross 5674 over 5674 ahead 6440 of the people 5971." So they took 5375 up the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 and went 1980 ahead 6440 of the people 5971.
7 ¶ Now the LORD 3068 said 559 to Joshua 3091, "This 2088 day 3117 I will begin 2490 to exalt 1431 you in the sight 5869 of all 3605 Israel 3478, that they may know 3045 that just 3512 as I have been 1961 with Moses 4872, I will be with you.
8 "You shall, moreover, command 6680 the priests 3548 who are carrying 5375 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285, saying 559, 'When you come 935 to the edge 7097 of the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383, you shall stand 5975 {still} in the Jordan 3383.'"
9 Then Joshua 3091 said 559 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, "Come 5066 here 2008, and hear 8085 the words 1697 of the LORD 3068 your God 430."
10 Joshua 3091 said 559, "By this 2088 you shall know 3045 that the living 2416 God 410 is among 7130 you, and that He will assuredly 3423 dispossess 3423 from before 6440 you the Canaanite 3669, the Hittite 2850, the Hivite 2340, the Perizzite 6522, the Girgashite 1622, the Amorite 567, and the Jebusite 2983.
11 "Behold 2009, the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the Lord 136 of all 3605 the earth 776 is crossing 5674 over 5674 ahead 6440 of you into the Jordan 3383.
12 "Now 6258 then, take 3947 for yourselves twelve men 376 from the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478, one 259 man 376 for each tribe 7626.
13 "It shall come 1961 about when the soles 3709 of the feet 7272 of the priests 3548 who carry 5375 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068, the Lord 136 of all 3605 the earth 776, rest 5117 in the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383, the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383 will be cut 3772 off 3772, {and} the waters 4325 which are flowing 3381 down 3381 from above will stand 5975 in one 259 heap 5067."
14 ¶ So when the people 5971 set 5265 out from their tents 168 to cross 5674 the Jordan 3383 with the priests 3548 carrying 5375 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 before 6440 the people 5971,
15 and when those who carried 5375 the ark 727 came 935 into the Jordan 3383, and the feet 7272 of the priests 3548 carrying 5375 the ark 727 were dipped 2881 in the edge 7097 of the water 4325 (for the Jordan 3383 overflows all 3605 its banks 1415 all 3605 the days 3117 of harvest 7105),
16 the waters 4325 which were flowing 3381 down 3381 from above stood 5975 {and} rose 6965 up in one 259 heap 5067, a great 3966 distance 7368 away at Adam 121, the city 5892 that is beside Zarethan 6891; and those which were flowing 3381 down 3381 toward 5921 the sea 3220 of the Arabah 6160, the Salt 4417 Sea 3220, were completely 8552 cut 3772 off 3772. So the people 5971 crossed 5674 opposite 5048 Jericho 3405.
17 And the priests 3548 who carried 5375 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 stood 5975 firm 5975 on dry 2724 ground 2724 in the middle 8432 of the Jordan 3383 while all 3605 Israel 3478 crossed 5674 on dry 2724 ground 2724, until all 3605 the nation 1471 had finished 8552 crossing 5674 the Jordan 3383.
Chapter 4
1 Memorial Stones from Jordan
Now when 3512 all 3605 the nation 1471 had finished 8552 crossing 5674 the Jordan 3383, the LORD 3068 spoke 559 to Joshua 3091, saying 559,
2 "Take 3947 for yourselves twelve men 376 from the people 5971, one 259 man 376 from each tribe 7626,
3 and command 6680 them, saying 559, 'Take 5375 up for yourselves twelve stones 68 from here 2088 out of the middle 8432 of the Jordan 3383, from the place 4673 where 4673 the priests' 3548 feet 7272 are standing 4673 firm 3559, and carry 5674 them over 5674 with you and lay 5117 them down 5117 in the lodging 4411 place 4411 where 4673 you will lodge 3885 tonight 3915.'"
4 So Joshua 3091 called 7121 the twelve men 376 whom 834 he had appointed 3559 from the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, one 259 man 376 from each tribe 7626;
5 and Joshua 3091 said 559 to them, "Cross 5674 again 6440 to the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 your God 430 into the middle 8432 of the Jordan 3383, and each 376 of you take 7311 up a stone 68 on his shoulder 7926, according to the number 4557 of the tribes 7626 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
6 "Let this 2088 be a sign 226 among 7130 you, so that when your children 1121 ask 7592 later 4279, saying 559, 'What 4100 do these 428 stones 68 mean to you?'
7 then you shall say 559 to them, 'Because 834 the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383 were cut 3772 off 3772 before the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068; when it crossed 5674 the Jordan 3383, the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383 were cut 3772 off 3772.' So these 428 stones 68 shall become 1961 a memorial 2146 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 forever."
8 ¶ Thus 3651 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 as Joshua 3091 commanded 6680, and took 5375 up twelve stones 68 from the middle 8432 of the Jordan 3383, just 3512 as the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 to Joshua 3091, according to the number 4557 of the tribes 7626 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; and they carried 5674 them over 5674 with them to the lodging 4411 place 4411 and put 5117 them down 5117 there 8033.
9 Then Joshua 3091 set 6965 up twelve stones 68 in the middle 8432 of the Jordan 3383 at the place where 4673 the feet 7272 of the priests 3548 who carried 5375 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 were standing 4673, and they are there 8033 to this 2088 day 3117.
10 For the priests 3548 who carried 5375 the ark 727 were standing 5975 in the middle 8432 of the Jordan 3383 until 5704 everything 3605 was completed 8552 that the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 Joshua 3091 to speak 1696 to the people 5971, according to all 3605 that Moses 4872 had commanded 6680 Joshua 3091. And the people 5971 hurried 4116 and crossed 5674;
11 and when 3512 all 3605 the people 5971 had finished 8552 crossing 5674, the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 and the priests 3548 crossed 5674 before 6440 the people 5971.
12 The sons 1121 of Reuben 7205 and the sons 1121 of Gad 1410 and the half-tribe of Manasseh 4519 crossed 5674 over 5674 in battle 2571 array 2571 before 6440 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, just 3512 as Moses 4872 had spoken 1696 to them;
13 about 40,000 equipped 2502 for war 6635, crossed 5674 for battle 4421 before 6440 the LORD 3068 to the desert 6160 plains 6160 of Jericho 3405.
14 ¶ On that day 3117 the LORD 3068 exalted 1431 Joshua 3091 in the sight 5869 of all 3605 Israel 3478; so that they revered 3372 him, just 3512 as they had revered 3372 Moses 4872 all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425.
15 ¶ Now the LORD 3068 said 559 to Joshua 3091,
16 "Command 6680 the priests 3548 who carry 5375 the ark 727 of the testimony 5715 that they come 5927 up from the Jordan 3383."
17 So Joshua 3091 commanded 6680 the priests 3548, saying 559, "Come 5927 up from the Jordan 3383."
18 It came 1961 about when the priests 3548 who carried 5375 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 had come 5927 up from the middle 8432 of the Jordan 3383, and the soles 3709 of the priests' 3548 feet 7272 were lifted 5423 up to the dry 2724 ground 2724, that the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383 returned 7725 to their place 4725, and went 1980 over 5921 all 3605 its banks 1415 as before.
19 ¶ Now the people 5971 came 5927 up from the Jordan 3383 on the tenth 6218 of the first 7223 month 2320 and camped 2583 at Gilgal 1537 on the eastern 4217 edge 7097 of Jericho 3405.
20 Those 428 twelve stones 68 which 834 they had taken 3947 from the Jordan 3383, Joshua 3091 set 6965 up at Gilgal 1537.
21 He said 559 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, "When 834 your children 1121 ask 7592 their fathers 1 in time 4279 to come 4279, saying 559, 'What 4100 are these 428 stones 68?'
22 then you shall inform 3045 your children 1121, saying 559, 'Israel 3478 crossed 5674 this 2088 Jordan 3383 on dry 3004 ground 3004.'
23 "For the LORD 3068 your God 430 dried 3001 up the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383 before you until 5704 you had crossed 5674, just 3512 as the LORD 3068 your God 430 had done 6213 to the Red Sea 3220, which 834 He dried 3001 up before us until 5704 we had crossed 5674;
24 that all 3605 the peoples 5971 of the earth 776 may know 3045 that the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 is mighty 2389, so 4616 that you may fear 3372 the LORD 3068 your God 430 forever."
Chapter 5
1 Israel Is Circumcised
Now it came 1961 about when all 3605 the kings 4428 of the Amorites 567 who 834 {were} beyond 5676 the Jordan 3383 to the west 3220, and all 3605 the kings 4428 of the Canaanites 3669 who 834 {were} by the sea 3220, heard 8085 how the LORD 3068 had dried 3001 up the waters 4325 of the Jordan 3383 before the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 until 5704 they had crossed 5674, that their hearts 3824 melted 4549, and there was no 3808 spirit 7307 in them any 5750 longer 5750 because of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
2 ¶ At that time 6256 the LORD 3068 said 559 to Joshua 3091, "Make 6213 for yourself flint 6864 knives 2719 and circumcise 4135 again 7725 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 the second 8145 time 8145."
3 So Joshua 3091 made 6213 himself flint 6864 knives 2719 and circumcised 4135 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 at Gibeath-haaraloth.
4 This 2088 is the reason 1697 why 834 Joshua 3091 circumcised 4135 them: all 3605 the people 5971 who came 3318 out of Egypt 4714 who were males 2145, all 3605 the men 376 of war 4421, died 4191 in the wilderness 4057 along the way 1870 after they came 3318 out of Egypt 4714.
5 For all 3605 the people 5971 who came 3318 out were circumcised 4135, but all 3605 the people 5971 who were born 3209 in the wilderness 4057 along the way 1870 as they came 3318 out of Egypt 4714 had not been circumcised 4135.
6 For the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 walked 1980 forty 705 years 8141 in the wilderness 4057, until 5704 all 3605 the nation 1471, {that is,} the men 376 of war 4421 who came 3318 out of Egypt 4714, perished 8552 because 834 they did not listen 8085 to the voice 6963 of the LORD 3068, to whom 834 the LORD 3068 had sworn 7650 that He would not let them see 7200 the land 776 which 834 the LORD 3068 had sworn 7650 to their fathers 1 to give 5414 us, a land 776 flowing 2100 with milk 2461 and honey 1706.
7 Their children 1121 whom He raised 6965 up in their place 8478, Joshua 3091 circumcised 4135; for they were uncircumcised 6189, because 3588 they had not circumcised 4135 them along the way 1870.
8 ¶ Now when 3512 they had finished 8552 circumcising 4135 all 3605 the nation 1471, they remained 3427 in their places 8478 in the camp 4264 until 5704 they were healed 2421.
9 Then the LORD 3068 said 559 to Joshua 3091, "Today 3117 I have rolled 1556 away 1556 the reproach 2781 of Egypt 4714 from you." So the name 8034 of that place 4725 is called 7121 Gilgal 1537 to this 2088 day 3117.
10 ¶ While the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 camped 2583 at Gilgal 1537 they observed 6213 the Passover 6453 on the evening 6153 of the fourteenth day 3117 of the month 2320 on the desert 6160 plains 6160 of Jericho 3405.
11 On the day 4283 after 4283 the Passover 6453, on that very 6106 day 3117, they ate 398 some 4480 of the produce 5669 of the land 776, unleavened 4682 cakes 4682 and parched 7033 {grain.}
12 The manna 4478 ceased 7673 on the day 4283 after 4283 they had eaten 398 some 4480 of the produce 8393 of the land 776, so that the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 no 3808 longer 5750 had 1961 manna 4478, but they ate 398 some 4480 of the yield 8393 of the land 776 of Canaan 3667 during that year 8141.
13 ¶ Now it came 1961 about when Joshua 3091 was by Jericho 3405, that he lifted 5375 up his eyes 5869 and looked 7200, and behold 2009, a man 376 was standing 5975 opposite 5048 him with his sword 2719 drawn 8025 in his hand 3027, and Joshua 3091 went 1980 to him and said 559 to him, "Are you for us or 518 for our adversaries 6862?"
14 He said 559, "No 3808; rather 3588 I indeed 3588 come 935 now 6258 {as} captain 8269 of the host 6635 of the LORD 3068." And Joshua 3091 fell 5307 on his face 6440 to the earth 776, and bowed 7812 down 7812, and said 559 to him, "What 4100 has my lord 136 to say 1696 to his servant 5650?"
15 The captain 8269 of the LORD'S 3068 host 6635 said 559 to Joshua 3091, "Remove 5394 your sandals 5275 from your feet 7272, for the place 4725 where you are standing 5975 is holy 6944." And Joshua 3091 did 6213 so 3651.
Chapter 6
1 The Conquest of Jericho
Now Jericho 3405 was tightly 5462 shut 5462 because of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; no 369 one 369 went 3318 out and no 369 one 369 came 935 in.
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.
3 "You shall march 5437 around 5437 the city 5892, all 3605 the men 376 of war 4421 circling 5362 the city 5892 once. You shall do 6213 so 3541 for six 8337 days 3117.
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 5892 seven 7651 times 6471, and the priests 3548 shall blow 8628 the trumpets 7782.
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 5971 shall shout 7321 with a great 1419 shout 8643; and the wall 2346 of the city 5892 will fall 5307 down 5307 flat 8478, and the people 5971 will go 5927 up every 376 man 376 straight 5048 ahead 5048."
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."
7 Then he said 559 to the people 5971, "Go 5674 forward 5674, and march 5437 around 5437 the city 5892, and let the armed 2502 men go 5674 on before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068."
8 And it was {so,} that when Joshua 3091 had spoken 559 to the people 5971, the seven 7651 priests 3548 carrying 5375 the seven 7651 trumpets 7782 of rams' 3104 horns 3104 before 6440 the LORD 3068 went 5674 forward 5674 and blew 8628 the trumpets 7782; and the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 followed them.
9 The armed 2502 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.
10 But Joshua 3091 commanded 6680 the people 5971, 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!"
11 So he had the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 taken 5437 around 5437 the city 5892, circling 5362 {it} once; then they came 935 into the camp 4264 and spent 3885 the night 3885 in the camp 4264.
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.
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 2502 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.
14 Thus the second 8145 day 3117 they marched 5437 around 5437 the city 5892 once and returned 7725 to the camp 4264; they did 6213 so 3541 for six 8337 days 3117.
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 5892 in the same 2088 manner 4941 seven 7651 times 6471; only 7534 on that day 3117 they marched 5437 around 5437 the city 5892 seven 7651 times 6471.
16 At the seventh 7637 time 6471, when the priests 3548 blew 8628 the trumpets 7782, Joshua 3091 said 559 to the people 5971, "Shout 7321! For the LORD 3068 has given 5414 you the city 5892.
17 "The city 5892 shall be under 2764 the ban 2764, 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 2421, because 3588 she hid 2244 the messengers 4397 whom 834 we sent 7971.
18 "But as for you, only 7534 keep 8104 yourselves from the things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764, so 6435 that you do not covet 2763 {them} and take 3947 some 4480 of the things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764, and make 7760 the camp 4264 of Israel 3478 accursed 2764 and bring 5916 trouble 5916 on it.
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."
20 So the people 5971 shouted 7321, and {priests} blew 8628 the trumpets 7782; and when the people 5971 heard 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, the people 5971 shouted 7321 with a great 1419 shout 8643 and the wall 2346 fell 5307 down 5307 flat 8478, so that the people 5971 went 5927 up into the city 5892, every 376 man 376 straight 5048 ahead 5048, and they took 3920 the city 5892.
21 They utterly 2763 destroyed 2763 everything 3605 in the city 5892, both 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.
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 house 1004 and bring 3318 the woman 802 and all 3605 she has out of there 8033, as you have sworn 7650 to her."
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 the camp 4264 of Israel 3478.
24 They burned 8313 the city 5892 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.
25 However, Rahab 7343 the harlot 2181 and her father's 1 household 1004 and all 3605 she had, Joshua 3091 spared 2421; 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.
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 5892 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."
27 So the LORD 3068 was with Joshua 3091, and his fame 8089 was in all 3605 the land 776.
Chapter 7
1 Israel Is Defeated at Ai
But the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 acted 4603 unfaithfully 4604 in regard to the things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764, for Achan 5912, the son 1121 of Carmi 3756, the son 1121 of Zabdi 2067, the son 1121 of Zerah 2226, from the tribe 4294 of Judah 3063, took 3947 some 4480 of the things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764, therefore the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 burned 2734 against the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
2 ¶ Now Joshua 3091 sent 7971 men 376 from Jericho 3405 to Ai 5857, which 834 is near 5973 Beth-aven 1007, east 6924 of Bethel 1008, and said 559 to them, "Go 5927 up and spy 7270 out the land 776." So the men 376 went 5927 up and spied 7270 out Ai 5857.
3 They returned 7725 to Joshua 3091 and said 559 to him, "Do not let all 3605 the people 5971 go 5927 up; {only} about two or 176 three 7969 thousand 505 men 376 need go 5927 up to Ai 5857; do not make all 3605 the people 5971 toil 3021 up there 8033, for they are few 4592."
4 So about three 7969 thousand 505 men 376 from the people 5971 went 5927 up there 8033, but they fled 5127 from the men 376 of Ai 5857.
5 The men 376 of Ai 5857 struck 5221 down 5221 about thirty-six of their men 376, and pursued 7291 them from the gate 8179 as far 5704 as Shebarim 7671 and struck 5221 them down 5221 on the descent 4174, so the hearts 3824 of the people 5971 melted 4549 and became 1961 as water 4325.
6 ¶ Then Joshua 3091 tore 7167 his clothes 8071 and fell 5307 to the earth 776 on his face 6440 before 6440 the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 until 5704 the evening 6153, {both} he and the elders 2205 of Israel 3478; and they put 5927 dust 6083 on their heads 7218.
7 Joshua 3091 said 559, "Alas 162, O Lord 136 GOD 3068, why 4100 did You ever 5674 bring 5674 this 2088 people 5971 over 5674 the Jordan 3383, {only} to deliver 5414 us into the hand 3027 of the Amorites 567, to destroy 6 us? If 3863 only 3863 we had been willing 2974 to dwell 3427 beyond 5676 the Jordan 3383!
8 "O 994 Lord 136, what 4100 can I say 559 since 310 Israel 3478 has turned 2015 {their} back 6203 before 6440 their enemies 340?
9 "For the Canaanites 3669 and all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776 will hear 8085 of it, and they will surround 5437 us and cut 3772 off 3772 our name 8034 from the earth 776. And what 4100 will You do 6213 for Your great 1419 name 8034?"
10 ¶ So the LORD 3068 said 559 to Joshua 3091, "Rise 6965 up! Why 4100 is it that you have fallen 5307 on your face 6440?
11 "Israel 3478 has sinned 2398, and they have also 1571 transgressed 5674 My covenant 1285 which 834 I commanded 6680 them. And they have even 1571 taken 3947 some 4480 of the things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764 and have both 1571 stolen 1589 and deceived 3584. Moreover, they have also 1571 put 7760 {them} among their own things 3627.
12 "Therefore the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 cannot stand 6965 before 6440 their enemies 340; they turn 6437 {their} backs 6203 before 6440 their enemies 340, for they have become 1961 accursed 2764. I will not be with you anymore 3254 unless you destroy 8045 the things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764 from your midst 7130.
13 "Rise 6965 up! Consecrate 6942 the people 5971 and say 559, 'Consecrate 6942 yourselves for tomorrow 4279, for thus 3541 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, has said 559, "There are things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764 in your midst 7130, O Israel 3478. You cannot stand 6965 before 6440 your enemies 340 until 5704 you have removed 5493 the things 2764 under 2764 the ban 2764 from your midst 7130."
14 'In the morning 1242 then you shall come 7126 near 7126 by your tribes 7626. And it shall be that the tribe 7626 which 834 the LORD 3068 takes 3920 {by lot} shall come 7126 near 7126 by families 4940, and the family 4940 which 834 the LORD 3068 takes 3920 shall come 7126 near 7126 by households 1004, and the household 1004 which 834 the LORD 3068 takes 3920 shall come 7126 near 7126 man 1397 by man 1397.