Joshua 6:17 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

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Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 20:17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
  • Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
  • Leviticus 27:28–29 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. …
  • Numbers 21:2–3 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. …
  • Joshua 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • RahabInsolence; pride, a poetical name applied to Egypt in Ps 87:4; Ps 89:10; Isa 51:9, as “the proud one.”

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the city וְהָיְתָה wĕhāyĕtâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person feminine singular · with and הָעִיר hāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • shall be accursed חֵרֶם ḥērem חֵרֶם Noun · masculine singular
  • it, and all that are therein, to the LORD הִיא hîʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בָּהּ bāh Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
  • only Rahab רַק raq Affirmation רָחָב rāḥāb רָחָב Proper name
  • the harlot הַזּוֹנָה hazzônâ זָנָה Verb · qal active participle, feminine singular · with the
  • shall live תִּחְיֶה tiḥyê חָיָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine singular
  • she and all that are with her in the house הִיא hîʾ Pronoun · third person feminine singular וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אִתָּהּ ʾittāh Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular בַּבַּיִת babbayit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the כִּי kî Conjunction
  • because she hid הֶחְבְּאַתָה heḥbĕʾatâ חָבָא Verb · hiphil perfect, third person feminine singular
  • the messengers אֶת ʾet Object marker הַמַּלְאָכִים hammalʾākîm מֲלְאָךְ Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • that we sent אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative שָׁלָחְנוּ šālāḥĕnû שָׁלַח Verb · qal perfect, first person common plural

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