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World English Bible

Joshua 6 (WEBP)

[1] Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.
[2] Yahweh said to Joshua, “Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor.
[3] All of your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.
[4] Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
[5] It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the city wall will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, every man straight in front of him.”
[6] Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh’s ark.”
[7] They said to the people, “Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before Yahweh’s ark.”
[8] It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of Yahweh’s covenant followed them.
[9] The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the ark went after them. The trumpets sounded as they went.
[10] Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.”
[11] So he caused Yahweh’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp.
[12] Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up Yahweh’s ark.
[13] The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of Yahweh’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after Yahweh’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.
[14] The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days.
[15] On the seventh day, they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. On this day only they marched around the city seven times.
[16] At the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for Yahweh has given you the city!
[17] The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is in it, to Yahweh. Only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
[18] But as for you, only keep yourselves from what is devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so you would make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it.
[19] But all the silver, gold, and vessels of bronze and iron are holy to Yahweh. They shall come into Yahweh’s treasury.”
[20] So the people shouted and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they took the city.
[21] They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.
[22] Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman and all that she has out from there, as you swore to her.”
[23] The young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab with her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. They also brought out all of her relatives, and they set them outside of the camp of Israel.
[24] They burned the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron into the treasury of Yahweh’s house.
[25] But Rahab the prostitute, her father’s household, and all that she had, Joshua saved alive. She lives in the middle of Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
[26] Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before Yahweh who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.”
[27] So Yahweh was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Joshua 6 (KJVS)

[1] Now Jericho was straitly () shut up () because of the children of Israel: none went out, () and none came in. ()
[2] And the Lord said () unto Joshua, See, () I have given () into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
[3] And ye shall compass () the city, all ye men of war, and go round about () the city once. Thus shalt thou do () six days.
[4] And seven priests shall bear () before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass () the city seven times, and the priests shall blow () with the trumpets.
[5] And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long () blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear () the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout () with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down () flat, and the people shall ascend up () every man straight before him.
[6] And Joshua the son of Nun called () the priests, and said () unto them, Take up () the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear () seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.
[7] And he said () unto the people, Pass on, () and compass () the city, and let him that is armed () pass on () before the ark of the Lord.
[8] And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken () unto the people, that the seven priests bearing () the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on () before the Lord, and blew () with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed () them.
[9] And the armed () men went () before the priests that blew () () () with the trumpets, and the rereward () came () after the ark, the priests going on, () and blowing () with the trumpets.
[10] And Joshua had commanded () the people, saying, () Ye shall not shout, () nor make any noise () with your voice, neither shall any word proceed () out of your mouth, until the day I bid () you shout; () then shall ye shout. ()
[11] So the ark of the Lord compassed () the city, going about () it once: and they came () into the camp, and lodged () in the camp.
[12] And Joshua rose early () in the morning, and the priests took up () the ark of the Lord.
[13] And seven priests bearing () seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on () continually, () and blew () with the trumpets: and the armed men () went () before them; but the rereward () came () after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, () and blowing () with the trumpets.
[14] And the second day they compassed () the city once, and returned () into the camp: so they did () six days.
[15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early () about the dawning () of the day, and compassed () the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed () the city seven times.
[16] And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew () with the trumpets, Joshua said () unto the people, Shout; () for the Lord hath given () you the city.
[17] And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot () shall live, () she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid () the messengers that we sent. ()
[18] And ye, in any wise keep () yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, () when ye take () of the accursed thing, and make () the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble () it.
[19] But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come () into the treasury of the Lord.
[20] So the people shouted () when the priests blew () with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard () the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted () with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, () so that the people went up () into the city, every man straight before him, and they took () the city.
[21] And they utterly destroyed () all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
[22] But Joshua had said () unto the two men that had spied out () the country, Go () into the harlot’s () house, and bring out () thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware () unto her.
[23] And the young men that were spies () went in, () and brought out () Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out () all her kindred, and left () them without the camp of Israel.
[24] And they burnt () the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put () into the treasury of the house of the Lord.
[25] And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot () alive, () and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth () in Israel even unto this day; because she hid () the messengers, which Joshua sent () to spy out () Jericho.
[26] And Joshua adjured () them at that time, saying, () Cursed () be the man before the Lord, that riseth up () and buildeth () this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation () thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up () the gates of it.
[27] So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

Joshua 6:5 Heb. under it
Joshua 6:9 Heb. gathering host
Joshua 6:10 Heb. make your voice to be heard
Joshua 6:17 Or, devoted
Joshua 6:19 Heb. holiness
Joshua 6:20 Heb. under it
Joshua 6:23 Heb. families

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Joshua 6 (BYZ)

[1] και ιεριχω συγκεκλεισμενη και ωχυρωμενη και ουθεις εξεπορευετο εξ αυτης ουδε εισεπορευετο
[2] και ειπεν κυριος προς ιησουν ιδου εγω παραδιδωμι υποχειριον σου την ιεριχω και τον βασιλεα αυτης τον εν αυτη δυνατους οντας εν ισχυι
[3] συ δε περιστησον αυτη τους μαχιμους κυκλω …
[5] και εσται ως αν σαλπισητε τη σαλπιγγι ανακραγετω πας ο λαος αμα και ανακραγοντων αυτων πεσειται αυτοματα τα τειχη της πολεως και εισελευσεται πας ο λαος ορμησας εκαστος κατα προσωπον εις την πολιν
[6] και εισηλθεν ιησους ο του ναυη προς τους ιερεις
[7] και ειπεν αυτοις λεγων παραγγειλατε τω λαω περιελθειν και κυκλωσαι την πολιν και οι μαχιμοι παραπορευεσθωσαν ενωπλισμενοι εναντιον κυριου
[8] και επτα ιερεις εχοντες επτα σαλπιγγας ιερας παρελθετωσαν ωσαυτως εναντιον του κυριου και σημαινετωσαν ευτονως και η κιβωτος της διαθηκης κυριου επακολουθειτω
[9] οι δε μαχιμοι εμπροσθεν παραπορευεσθωσαν και οι ιερεις οι ουραγουντες οπισω της κιβωτου της διαθηκης κυριου πορευομενοι και σαλπιζοντες
[10] τω δε λαω ενετειλατο ιησους λεγων μη βοατε μηδε ακουσατω μηθεις υμων την φωνην εως αν ημεραν αυτος διαγγειλη αναβοησαι και τοτε αναβοησετε
[11] και περιελθουσα η κιβωτος της διαθηκης του θεου την πολιν ευθεως απηλθεν εις την παρεμβολην και εκοιμηθη εκει
[12] και τη ημερα τη δευτερα ανεστη ιησους το πρωι και ηραν οι ιερεις την κιβωτον της διαθηκης κυριου
[13] και οι επτα ιερεις οι φεροντες τας σαλπιγγας τας επτα προεπορευοντο εναντιον κυριου και μετα ταυτα εισεπορευοντο οι μαχιμοι και ο λοιπος οχλος οπισθε της κιβωτου της διαθηκης κυριου και οι ιερεις εσαλπισαν ταις σαλπιγξι και ο λοιπος οχλος απας περιεκυκλωσε την πολιν εγγυθεν
[14] και απηλθεν παλιν εις την παρεμβολην ουτως εποιει επι εξ ημερας
[15] και τη ημερα τη εβδομη ανεστησαν ορθρου και περιηλθοσαν την πολιν εξακις
[16] και τη περιοδω τη εβδομη εσαλπισαν οι ιερεις και ειπεν ιησους τοις υιοις ισραηλ κεκραξατε παρεδωκεν γαρ κυριος υμιν την πολιν
[17] και εσται η πολις αναθεμα αυτη και παντα οσα εστιν εν αυτη κυριω σαβαωθ πλην ρααβ την πορνην περιποιησασθε αυτην και οσα εστιν εν τω οικω αυτης
[18] αλλα υμεις φυλαξασθε σφοδρα απο του αναθεματος μηποτε ενθυμηθεντες υμεις αυτοι λαβητε απο του αναθεματος και ποιησητε την παρεμβολην των υιων ισραηλ αναθεμα και εκτριψητε ημας
[19] και παν αργυριον η χρυσιον η χαλκος η σιδηρος αγιον εσται τω κυριω εις θησαυρον κυριου εισενεχθησεται
[20] και εσαλπισαν ταις σαλπιγξιν οι ιερεις ως δε ηκουσεν ο λαος την φωνην των σαλπιγγων ηλαλαξεν πας ο λαος αμα αλαλαγμω μεγαλω και ισχυρω και επεσεν απαν το τειχος κυκλω και ανεβη πας ο λαος εις την πολιν
[21] και ανεθεματισεν αυτην ιησους και οσα ην εν τη πολει απο ανδρος και εως γυναικος απο νεανισκου και εως πρεσβυτου και εως μοσχου και υποζυγιου εν στοματι ρομφαιας
[22] και τοις δυσιν νεανισκοις τοις κατασκοπευσασιν ειπεν ιησους εισελθατε εις την οικιαν της γυναικος και εξαγαγετε αυτην εκειθεν και οσα εστιν αυτη
[23] και εισηλθον οι δυο νεανισκοι οι κατασκοπευσαντες την πολιν εις την οικιαν της γυναικος και εξηγαγοσαν ρααβ την πορνην και τον πατερα αυτης και την μητερα αυτης και τους αδελφους αυτης και παντα οσα ην αυτη και πασαν την συγγενειαν αυτης και κατεστησαν αυτην εξω της παρεμβολης ισραηλ
[24] και η πολις ενεπρησθη εμπυρισμω συν πασιν τοις εν αυτη πλην αργυριου και χρυσιου και χαλκου και σιδηρου εδωκαν εις θησαυρον κυριου εισενεχθηναι
[25] και ρααβ την πορνην και παντα τον οικον τον πατρικον αυτης εζωγρησεν ιησους και κατωκησεν εν τω ισραηλ εως της σημερον ημερας διοτι εκρυψεν τους κατασκοπευσαντας ους απεστειλεν ιησους κατασκοπευσαι την ιεριχω
[26] και ωρκισεν ιησους εν τη ημερα εκεινη εναντιον κυριου λεγων επικαταρατος ο ανθρωπος ος οικοδομησει την πολιν εκεινην εν τω πρωτοτοκω αυτου θεμελιωσει αυτην και εν τω ελαχιστω αυτου επιστησει τας πυλας αυτης και ουτως εποιησεν οζαν ο εκ βαιθηλ εν τω αβιρων τω πρωτοτοκω εθεμελιωσεν αυτην και εν τω ελαχιστω διασωθεντι επεστησεν τας πυλας αυτης
[27] και ην κυριος μετα ιησου και ην το ονομα αυτου κατα πασαν την γην

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.