And Yehoshua adjured [them] at that time, saying:
6:1 Now Yericho was tightly shut up because of Benai Yisrael: none went out, and none came in.
6:2 And YHWH (יהוה) said unto Yehoshua:
See, I have given into thine hand Yericho, and the melekh thereof, [and] the gibborei hechayil (mightly men of valour).
6:3 And you shall march around the city, all [ye] anshei hamilchamah (men of war), [and] go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do sheshet yamim (six days).
6:4 And seven kohenim shall bear before the ark shivah (seven) shoferot ha Yovelim (horns): and the Yom ha Shevi'i (seventh day) ye shall march around the city sheva (7) times , and ha kohenim shall blow with the shoferot.
6:5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the keren (ram) ha yovel, [and] when ye shema the sound of the Shofar, 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.
6:6 And Yehoshua Ben Nun called ha kohenim, and said unto them, Take up the Aron ha Brit (ark of the covenant), and let seven kohenim bear shivah (seven) shoferot ha Yovelim (horns) before the ark of YHWH (יהוה).
6:7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of YHWH (יהוה).
6:8 And it came to pass, when Yehoshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven kohenim bearing the shivah (seven) shoferot ha Yovelim (horns) passed on before YHWH (יהוה), and blew with the shoferot: and the Aron ha Brit (ark of the covenant) of YHWH (יהוה) followed them.
6:9 And the armed men went before ha kohenim that blew with the shoferot, and the rear guard came after the Aron, [ha kohenim] going on, and blowing with the shoferot.
6:10 And Yehoshua 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.
6:11 So the ark of YHWH (יהוה) marched around the city, going about [it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
6:12 And Yehoshua rose early in the morning, and ha kohenim took up the Aron YHWH (יהוה).
6:13 And seven kohenim bearing shivah (seven) shoferot ha Yovelim (horns) before the ark of YHWH (יהוה) went on continually, and blew with the shoferot: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the Aron YHWH (יהוה), [ha kohenim] going on, and blowing with the shoferot.
6:14 And the yom ha Sheni they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did sheshet yamim (six days).
6:15 And it came to pass on the Yom ha Shevi'i (seventh day), that they rose early about shachar (dawn), and marched around the city after the same manner sheva (7) times : only on that day they marched around the city sheva (7) times .
6:16 And it came to pass at the Shevi'it (7th time), when ha kohenim blew with the shoferot, Yehoshua said unto the people, Shout; for YHWH (יהוה) hath given you the city.
6:17 And the city shall be accursed, [even] it, and all that [are] therein, to YHWH (יהוה): only Rahav the zonah (harlot) shall live, she and all that [are] with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
6:18 And ye, in any wise keep [yourselves] from the cherem (accursed thing), lest ye make [yourselves] accursed, when ye take of the cherem (accursed thing), and make the camp of Yisrael a curse, and trouble it.
6:19 But all the kesef (silver), and zahav (gold), and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated unto YHWH (יהוה): they shall come into the treasury of YHWH (יהוה).
6:20 So the people shouted when [ha kohenim] blew with the shoferot: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the Shofar, 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.
6:21 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.
6:22 But Yehoshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the zonah (harlot)'s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
6:23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahav, and her father, and her mother, and her achim (brethren), and all that she had; and they brought out all her mishpechot (families), and left them without the camp of Yisrael.
6:24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the kesef (silver), and the zahav (gold), and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the beit YHWH (יהוה).
6:25 And Yehoshua saved Rahav the zonah (harlot) alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Yisrael [even] unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Yehoshua sent to spy out Yericho.
6:26
And Yehoshua adjured [them] at that time, saying:
Cursed [be] the man before YHWH (יהוה), that riseth up and buildeth this city Yericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his bechor(firstborn), and in his youngest [son] shall he set up the gates of it. [see fulfillment 1 melekhim 16:34]
6:27 So YHWH (יהוה) was with Yehoshua; and his fame was [noised] throughout all the country.