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Joshua Curses the Rebuilding of Jericho

26 Then Joshua made everyone[a] take the following oath at that time. He said:

“Cursed in the presence of the Lord is the man
    who restores and rebuilds this city of Jericho!
He will lay its foundation at the cost of[b] his firstborn,
    and at the cost of[c] his youngest he will set up its gates.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 6:26 Lit. them
  2. Joshua 6:26 The Heb. lacks At the cost of
  3. Joshua 6:26 The Heb. lacks at the cost of

26 At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath:(A) “Cursed(B) before the Lord is the one who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho:

“At the cost of his firstborn son
    he will lay its foundations;
at the cost of his youngest
    he will set up its gates.”(C)

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