Joshua:6

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* Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the sons of Israel : none went out , and none came in . * And Yahweh said to Joshua , See , I have given into your hand Jericho and its king , mighty men of valor . * And you (note :){+}(:note ) will circle the city , all the men of war , going about the city once . Thus you will do six days . * And seven priests will bear seven trumpets of rams ' horns before the ark : and the seventh day you (note :){+}(:note ) will circle the city seven times , and the priests will blow the trumpets . * And it will be , that , when they make a long blast with the ram 's horn , and when you (note :){+}(:note ) hear the sound of the trumpet , all the people will shout with a great shout ; and the wall of the city will fall down flat , and the people will go up every man straight before him . * And 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 the ark of Yahweh . * And they said to the people , Pass on , and circle the city , and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh . * And it was so , that , when Joshua had spoken to the people , the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams ' horns before Yahweh passed on , and blew the trumpets : and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them . * And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets , and the rearward went after the ark , [the priests ] blowing the trumpets as they went . * And Joshua commanded the people , saying , You (note :){+}(:note ) will not shout , nor let your {+} voice be heard , neither will any word proceed out of your {+} mouth , until the day I bid you {+} shout ; then you {+} will shout . * So he caused the ark of Yahweh to circle the city , going about it once : and they came into the camp , and lodged in the camp . * And Joshua rose early in the morning , and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh . * And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams ' horns before the ark of Yahweh went on continually , and blew the trumpets : and the armed men went before them ; and the rearward came after the ark of Yahweh , [the priests ] blowing the trumpets as they went . * And the second day they circled the city once , and returned into the camp : so they did six days . * And it came to pass on the seventh day , that they rose early at 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 . * And it came to pass at the seventh time , when the priests blew the trumpets , Joshua said to the people , Shout ; for Yahweh has given you (note :){+}(:note ) the city . * And the city will be devoted , even it and all that is in it , to Yahweh : only Rahab the prostitute will live , she and all who are with her in the house , because she hid the messengers that we sent . * But as for you (note :){+}(:note ), only keep yourselves from the devoted thing , or else you {+} will covet and take of the devoted thing ; so you {+} would make the camp of Israel accursed , and trouble it . * But all the silver , and gold , and vessels of bronze and iron , are holy to Yahweh : they will come into the treasury of Yahweh . * So the people shouted , and [the priests ] blew the trumpets ; and it came to pass , when the people heard the sound of the trumpet , that 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 before him , and they took the city . * And they completely destroyed all that was in the city , both man and woman , both young and old , and ox , and sheep , and donkey , with the edge of the sword . * And Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land , Go into the prostitute 's house , and bring out from there the woman , and all who she has , as you (note :){+}(:note ) swore to her . * And the young men the spies went in , and brought out Rahab , and her father , and her mother , and her brothers , and all who she had ; all her kindred also they brought out ; and they set them outside the camp of Israel . * And they burnt the city with fire , and all that was in it ; only the silver , and the gold , and the vessels of bronze and of iron , they put into the treasury of the house of Yahweh . * But Rahab the prostitute , and her father 's household , and all who she had , Joshua saved alive ; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel to this day , because she hid the messengers , whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho . * And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time , saying , Cursed be the man before Yahweh , that 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 the gates of it . * So Yahweh was with Joshua ; and his fame was in all the land .

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