1vi·ri·chov so·ge·ret u·me·sug·ge·ret, mip·pe·nei be·nei yis·ra·'el; ein yo·v·tze ve·'ein ba. s 2vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-ye·ho·v·shu·a', re·'eh na·tat·ti ve·ya·de·cha, et-ye·ri·chov ve·'et-mal·kah; gib·bo·v·rei he·cha·yil. 3ve·sab·bo·tem et-ha·'ir kol an·shei ham·mil·cha·mah, hak·keif et-ha·'ir pa·'am e·chat; koh ta·'a·seh she·shet ya·mim. 4ve·shiv·'ah cho·ha·nim yis·'u shiv·'ah sho·vf·ro·vt hai·yo·vv·lim lif·nei ha·'a·ro·vn, u·vai·yo·vm ha·she·vi·'i, ta·sob·bu et-ha·'ir she·va pe·'a·mim; ve·hak·ko·ha·nim, yit·ke·'u ba·sho·v·fa·ro·vt. 5ve·ha·yah bim·shoch be·ke·ren hai·yo·v·vel be·sha·me·'a·chem ch ke·sha·me·'a·chem k et-ko·vl ha·sho·v·far, ya·ri·'u chol-ha·'am te·ru·'ah ge·do·v·lah; ve·na·fe·lah cho·v·mat ha·'ir tach·tei·ha, ve·'a·lu ha·'am ish neg·dov.

6vai·yik·ra ye·ho·v·shu·a' bin-nun el-hak·ko·ha·nim, vai·yo·mer a·le·hem, se·'u et-a·ro·vn hab·be·rit; ve·shiv·'ah cho·ha·nim yis·'u shiv·'ah sho·vf·ro·vt yo·vv·lim, lif·nei a·ro·vn ha·shem. 7vai·yo·me·ru ch vai·yo·mer k el-ha·'am, iv·ru ve·sob·bu et-ha·'ir; ve·he·cha·lutz, ya·'a·vor lif·nei a·ro·vn ha·shem. 8vay·hi ke·'e·mor ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-ha·'am ve·shiv·'ah hak·ko·ha·nim no·se·'im shiv·'ah sho·vf·ro·vt hai·yo·vv·lim lif·nei ha·shem, a·ve·ru ve·ta·ke·'u ba·sho·v·fa·ro·vt; va·'a·ro·vn be·rit ha·shem, ho·lech a·cha·rei·hem. 9ve·he·cha·lutz ho·lech, lif·nei hak·ko·ha·nim, ta·ke·'u ch to·ke·'ei k ha·sho·v·fa·ro·vt; ve·ham·'as·sef ho·lech a·cha·rei ha·'a·ro·vn, ha·lo·vch ve·ta·ko·v·a' ba·sho·v·fa·ro·vt. 10ve·'et-ha·'am tziv·vah ye·ho·v·shu·a' le·mor lo ta·ri·'u ve·lo-tash·mi·'u et-ko·vl·chem, ve·lo-ye·tze mip·pi·chem da·var; ad yo·vm a·me·ri a·lei·chem ha·ri·'u va·ha·ri·'o·tem. 11vai·yas·sev a·ro·vn-ha·shem et-ha·'ir, hak·kef pa·'am e·chat; vai·ya·vo·'u ham·ma·cha·neh, vai·ya·li·nu bam·ma·cha·neh. f

12vai·yash·kem ye·ho·v·shu·a' bab·bo·ker; vai·yis·'u hak·ko·ha·nim et-a·ro·vn ha·shem. 13ve·shiv·'ah hak·ko·ha·nim no·se·'im shiv·'ah sho·vf·ro·vt hai·yo·ve·lim lif·nei a·ro·vn ha·shem, ho·le·chim ha·lo·vch, ve·ta·ke·'u ba·sho·v·fa·ro·vt; ve·he·cha·lutz ho·lech lif·nei·hem, ve·ham·'as·sef ho·lech a·cha·rei a·ro·vn ha·shem, ho·v·lech ch ha·lo·vch k ve·ta·ko·v·a' ba·sho·v·fa·ro·vt. 14vai·ya·sob·bu et-ha·'ir bai·yo·vm ha·she·ni pa·'am a·chat, vai·ya·shu·vu ham·ma·cha·neh; koh a·su she·shet ya·mim.

15vay·hi bai·yo·vm ha·she·vi·'i vai·yash·ki·mu ka·'a·lo·vt ha·sha·char, vai·ya·sob·bu et-ha·'ir kam·mish·pat haz·zeh she·va pe·'a·mim; rak bai·yo·vm ha·hu, sa·ve·vu et-ha·'ir she·va pe·'a·mim. 16vay·hi bap·pa·'am ha·she·vi·'it, ta·ke·'u hak·ko·ha·nim ba·sho·v·fa·ro·vt; vai·yo·mer ye·ho·v·shu·a' el-ha·'am ha·ri·'u, ki-na·tan ha·shem la·chem et-ha·'ir. 17ve·ha·ye·tah ha·'ir che·rem hi ve·chol-a·sher-bah la·shem; rak ra·chav haz·zo·v·nah tich·yeh hi ve·chol-a·sher it·tah bab·ba·yit, ki hech·be·'a·tah, et-ham·mal·'a·chim a·sher sha·la·che·nu. 18ve·rak-at·tem shim·ru min-ha·che·rem, pen-ta·cha·ri·mu u·le·kach·tem min-ha·che·rem; ve·sam·tem et-ma·cha·neh yis·ra·'el le·che·rem, va·'a·char·tem o·v·tov. 19ve·chol ke·sef ve·za·hav u·che·lei ne·cho·shet u·var·zel, ko·desh hu la·shem; o·v·tzar ha·shem ya·vo·v. 20vai·ya·ra ha·'am, vai·yit·ke·'u ba·sho·fa·ro·vt; vay·hi chish·mo·a' ha·'am et-ko·vl ha·sho·v·far vai·ya·ri·'u ha·'am te·ru·'ah ge·do·v·lah, vat·tip·pol ha·cho·v·mah tach·tei·ha vai·ya·'al ha·'am ha·'i·rah ish neg·dov, vai·yil·ke·du et-ha·'ir. 21vai·ya·cha·ri·mu et-kol-a·sher ba·'ir, me·'ish ve·'ad-i·shah, min·na·'ar ve·'ad-za·ken; ve·'ad sho·vr va·seh va·cha·mo·vr le·fi-cha·rev.

22ve·lish·na·yim ha·'a·na·shim ham·rag·ge·lim et-ha·'a·retz a·mar ye·ho·v·shu·a', bo·'u beit-ha·'i·shah haz·zo·v·nah; ve·ho·v·tzi·'u mi·sham et-ha·'i·shah ve·'et-kol-a·sher-lah, ka·'a·sher nish·ba'·tem lah. 23vai·ya·vo·'u han·ne·'a·rim ham·rag·ge·lim vai·yo·tzi·'u et-ra·chav ve·'et-a·vi·ha ve·'et-im·mah ve·'et-a·chei·ha ve·'et-kol-a·sher-lah, ve·'et kol-mish·pe·cho·v·tei·ha ho·v·tzi·'u; vai·yan·ni·chum, mi·chutz le·ma·cha·neh yis·ra·'el. 24ve·ha·'ir sa·re·fu va·'esh ve·chol-a·sher-bah; rak hak·ke·sef ve·haz·za·hav u·che·lei han·ne·cho·shet ve·hab·bar·zel, na·te·nu o·v·tzar beit-ha·shem. 25ve·'et-ra·chav haz·zo·v·nah ve·'et-beit a·vi·ha ve·'et-kol-a·sher-lah he·che·yah ye·ho·v·shu·a', vat·te·shev be·ke·rev yis·ra·'el, ad hai·yo·vm haz·zeh; ki hech·bi·'ah et-ham·mal·'a·chim, a·sher-sha·lach ye·ho·v·shu·a' le·rag·gel et-ye·ri·chov. f

26vai·yash·ba ye·ho·v·shu·a', ba·'et ha·hi le·mor; a·rur ha·'ish lif·nei ha·shem a·sher ya·kum u·va·nah et-ha·'ir haz·zot et-ye·ri·chov, biv·cho·rov ye·yas·se·den·nah, u·vitz·'i·rov ya·tziv de·la·tei·ha. 27vay·hi ha·shem et-ye·ho·v·shu·a'; vay·hi sha·me·'ov be·chol-ha·'a·retz.