Font Size
Joshua 6
King James Version
Joshua 6
King James Version
6 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, 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 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.
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 the Lord.
8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10 And Joshua 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.
11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.
17 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.
18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, 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.
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.
22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.
24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.
25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
27 So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
Josué 6
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Josué 6
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
La conquista de Jericó
6 Las puertas de Jericó estaban bien aseguradas por temor a los israelitas; nadie podía salir o entrar. 2 Pero el Señor le dijo a Josué: «¡He entregado en tus manos a Jericó, y a su rey con sus guerreros! 3 Tú y tus soldados marcharéis una vez alrededor de la ciudad; así lo haréis durante seis días. 4 Siete sacerdotes llevarán trompetas hechas de cuernos de carneros, y marcharán frente al arca. El séptimo día marcharéis siete veces alrededor de la ciudad, mientras los sacerdotes tocan las trompetas. 5 Cuando todos escuchéis el toque de guerra, el pueblo deberá gritar a gran voz. Entonces los muros de la ciudad se derrumbarán, y cada uno entrará sin impedimento».
6 Josué hijo de Nun llamó a los sacerdotes y les ordenó: «Cargad el arca del pacto del Señor, y que siete de vosotros lleven trompetas y marchen frente a ella». 7 Y le dijo al pueblo: «¡Adelante! ¡Marchad alrededor de la ciudad! Pero los hombres armados deben marchar delante del arca del Señor».
8 Cuando Josué terminó de dar las instrucciones al pueblo, los siete sacerdotes marcharon delante del arca del pacto del Señor tocando sus trompetas; y el arca del pacto les seguía. 9 Los hombres armados marchaban delante de los sacerdotes que tocaban las trompetas, y tras el arca marchaba la retaguardia. Durante todo ese tiempo las trompetas no cesaron de sonar. 10 Al resto del pueblo, en cambio, Josué le ordenó marchar en silencio, sin decir palabra alguna ni gritar hasta el día en que les diera la orden de gritar a gran voz.
11 Josué hizo llevar el arca alrededor de Jericó una sola vez. Después, el pueblo regresó al campamento para pasar la noche. 12 Al día siguiente, Josué se levantó temprano, y los sacerdotes cargaron el arca del Señor. 13 Los siete sacerdotes que llevaban las trompetas tomaron la delantera y marcharon delante del arca mientras tocaban sus trompetas. Los hombres armados marchaban delante de ellos, y tras el arca del Señor marchaba la retaguardia. ¡Nunca dejaron de oírse las trompetas! 14 También en este segundo día marcharon una sola vez alrededor de Jericó, y luego regresaron al campamento. Así hicieron durante seis días.
15 El séptimo día, a la salida del sol, se levantaron y marcharon alrededor de la ciudad tal como lo habían hecho los días anteriores, solo que en ese día repitieron la marcha siete veces. 16 A la séptima vuelta, los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas, y Josué le ordenó al ejército: «¡Empezad a gritar! ¡El Señor os ha entregado la ciudad! 17 Jericó, con todo lo que hay en ella, será destinada al exterminio como ofrenda al Señor. Solo se salvarán la prostituta Rajab y los que se encuentren en su casa, porque ella escondió a nuestros mensajeros. 18 No vayáis a tomar nada de lo que ha sido destinado al exterminio para que ni vosotros ni el campamento de Israel os pongáis en peligro de exterminio y de desgracia. 19 El oro y la plata y los utensilios de bronce y de hierro pertenecen al Señor: colocadlos en su tesoro».
20 Entonces los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas, y la gente gritó a gran voz, ante lo cual las murallas de Jericó se derrumbaron. El pueblo avanzó, sin ceder ni un centímetro, y tomó la ciudad. 21 Mataron a filo de espada a todo hombre y mujer, joven y anciano. Lo mismo hicieron con las vacas, las ovejas y los asnos; destruyeron todo lo que tuviera aliento de vida. ¡La ciudad entera quedó arrasada!
22 Ahora bien, Josué les había dicho a los dos exploradores: «Id a casa de la prostituta, y traedla junto con sus parientes, tal como se lo jurasteis». 23 Así que los jóvenes exploradores entraron y sacaron a Rajab junto con sus padres y hermanos, y todas sus pertenencias, y llevaron a toda la familia a un lugar seguro, fuera del campamento israelita. 24 Solo entonces los israelitas incendiaron la ciudad con todo lo que había en ella, menos los objetos de plata, de oro, de bronce y de hierro, los cuales depositaron en el tesoro de la casa del Señor. 25 Así Josué salvó a la prostituta Rajab, a toda su familia y todas sus posesiones, por haber escondido a los mensajeros que él había enviado a Jericó. Y, desde entonces, Rajab y su familia viven con el pueblo de Israel.
26 En aquel tiempo, Josué hizo este juramento:
«¡Maldito sea en la presencia del Señor
el que se atreva a reconstruir esta ciudad!
Que eche los cimientos
a costa de la vida de su hijo mayor.
Que ponga las puertas
a costa de la vida de su hijo menor».
27 El Señor estuvo con Josué, y este se hizo famoso por todo el país.
Joshua 6
New International Version
Joshua 6
New International Version
6 Now the gates of Jericho(A) were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
2 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered(B) Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns(C) in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.(D) 5 When you hear them sound a long blast(E) on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout;(F) then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
6 So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.”(G) 7 And he ordered the army, “Advance(H)! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark(I) of the Lord.”
8 When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them. 9 The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard(J) followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. 10 But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!(K)” 11 So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there.
12 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding. 14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
15 On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times.(L) 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!(M) 17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted[a](N) to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute(O) and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid(P) the spies we sent. 18 But keep away from the devoted things,(Q) so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction(R) and bring trouble(S) on it. 19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron(T) are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.”
20 When the trumpets sounded,(U) the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout,(V) the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.(W) 21 They devoted(X) the city to the Lord and destroyed(Y) with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys.
22 Joshua said to the two men(Z) who had spied out(AA) the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring her out and all who belong to her, in accordance with your oath to her.(AB)” 23 So the young men who had done the spying went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother, her brothers and sisters and all who belonged to her.(AC) They brought out her entire family and put them in a place outside the camp of Israel.
24 Then they burned the whole city(AD) and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron(AE) into the treasury of the Lord’s house.(AF) 25 But Joshua spared(AG) Rahab the prostitute,(AH) with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho(AI)—and she lives among the Israelites to this day.
26 At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath:(AJ) “Cursed(AK) 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.”(AL)
27 So the Lord was with Joshua,(AM) and his fame spread(AN) throughout the land.
Footnotes
- Joshua 6:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 18 and 21.
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian) (CST)
Santa Biblia, NUEVA VERSIÓN INTERNACIONAL® NVI® (Castellano) © 1999, 2005, 2017 por Biblica, Inc.® Usado con permiso de Biblica, Inc.® Reservados todos los derechos en todo el mundo.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.