


Joshua 6:26
Bible Versions
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.
And Joshua {H3091} adjured {H7650} them at that time {H6256}, saying {H559}, Cursed {H779} be the man {H376} before {H6440} the LORD {H3068}, that riseth up {H6965} and buildeth {H1129} this city {H5892} Jericho {H3405}: he shall lay the foundation {H3245} thereof in his firstborn {H1060}, and in his youngest {H6810} son shall he set up {H5324} the gates {H1817} of it.
Y'hoshua then made the people take this oath: "A curse before ADONAI on anyone who rises up and rebuilds this city of Yericho: he will lay its foundation with the loss of his firstborn son and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son."
At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
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