26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 6:26:1 ⧉וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvayashbaand made swear Joshua 6:26:2 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 6:26:3 ⧉בָּעֵ֥תbaetat the time Joshua 6:26:4 ⧉הַהִ֖יאhahithat Joshua 6:26:5 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying Joshua 6:26:6 ⧉אָר֨וּרarurcursed Joshua 6:26:7 ⧉הָאִ֜ישׁhaishthe man Joshua 6:26:8 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifneibefore Joshua 6:26:9 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehLORD Joshua 6:26:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasherwho Joshua 6:26:11 ⧉יָקוּם֙yakumrises up Joshua 6:26:12 ⧉וּבָנָ֞הuvanaand builds Joshua 6:26:13 ⧉אֶת־הָעִ֤ירethairthis city Joshua 6:26:14 ⧉הַזֹּאת֙hazotthis Joshua 6:26:15 ⧉אֶת־יְרִיח֔וֹetyerikhoJericho Joshua 6:26:16 ⧉בִּבְכֹר֣וֹbivkhorowith his firstborn Joshua 6:26:17 ⧉יְיַסְּדֶ֔נָּהyeyasdenahhe shall lay its foundation Joshua 6:26:18 ⧉וּבִצְעִיר֖וֹuvitsiroand with his youngest Joshua 6:26:19 ⧉יַצִּ֥יבyatsivhe shall set up Joshua 6:26:20 ⧉דְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃delatehaits gates |
26. Formal Translation And Joshua bound them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the LORD {Yahweh, Supreme Judge} is the man who rises up and builds this city, Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations, and at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.” |
26. Dynamic Translation Joshua made a solemn promise at that time: “Anyone who rebuilds this city, Jericho, before the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter} will be under a curse. The foundations will cost him his firstborn, and the gates will cost him his youngest.” |