Joshua 6:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 6:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיְתָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָעִ֥יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
חֵ֛רֶם
chêrem
H2764
devoted thing
הִ֥יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֖הּ
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
רַק֩
raq
H7535
only
רָחָ֨ב
Râchâb
H7343
Rahab
הַזּוֹנָ֜ה
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
תִּֽחְיֶ֗ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
הִ֚יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתָּ֣הּ
ʼêth
H854
with
בַּבַּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הֶחְבְּאַ֔תָה
châbâʼ
H2244
to hide
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁלָֽחְנוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
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World English Bible Public Domain
The city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the city is a devoted thing, it and all that in it, for Yahweh. Only Rahab the prostitute will live, she and all who with her in the house, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.
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