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17 The city and everything in it are to be ·destroyed as an offering [L devoted; set apart; 2:10] to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone in her house should remain alive. They must not be killed, because Rahab hid the ·two spies [L messengers] we sent out [2:1–24]. 18 ·Don’t take any of [Keep away from] the things that are ·to be destroyed as an offering [devoted; set apart] to the Lord. If you take them and bring them into ·our camp [L the camp of Israel], you yourselves will be ·destroyed [devoted/set apart for destruction], and you will bring trouble to all of Israel. 19 All the silver and gold and things made from bronze and iron belong to the Lord and must ·be saved for him [L go into the treasury of the Lord].”

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17 La ville avec tout ce qu’elle contient sera vouée à l’Eternel ; seule Rahab, la prostituée, sera laissée en vie avec tous ceux qui se trouveront dans sa maison, car elle a caché les hommes que nous avions envoyés. 18 Mais attention ! Prenez bien garde à ce qui doit être voué à l’Eternel. Ne prenez rien de cela, sinon vous placeriez le camp d’Israël sous une sentence de destruction et vous lui attireriez le malheur. 19 Tout l’argent et l’or, tous les objets de bronze et de fer seront consacrés à l’Eternel et on les mettra dans son trésor.

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17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted[a](A) to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute(B) and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid(C) the spies we sent. 18 But keep away from the devoted things,(D) 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(E) and bring trouble(F) on it. 19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron(G) are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.”

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Footnotes

  1. 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.