Joshua 6:25-27

New Catholic Bible

²⁵But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, along with her father’s household, and all that she owned because she had hid the spies whom Joshua had sent. She lives among the Israelites up to the present.

²⁶Joshua then said, “May the man who attempts to rebuild this city, Jericho, be cursed by the Lord. May he lose his firstborn^[a] if he lays its foundation, may he lose his youngest if he sets up its gates.” ²⁷The Lord was with Joshua, and his reputation became known throughout the land.

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Footnotes

Joshua 6:26 Lose his firstborn: this is fulfilled in 1 Ki 16:34 when Jericho is rebuilt by a man whose son subsequently dies.

Joshua 6:25-27

New International Version

²⁵But Joshua spared^(A) Rahab the prostitute,^(B) with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho^(C)—and she lives among the Israelites to this day.

²⁶At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath:^(D) “Cursed^(E) 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.”^(F)

²⁷So the Lord was with Joshua,^(G) and his fame spread^(H) throughout the land.

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