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Joshua 6:26

NETBible	At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration:¹ “The man who attempts to rebuild² this city of Jericho³ will stand condemned before the Lord.⁴ He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!”⁵
NIV © biblegateway Jos 6:26	At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath: "Cursed before the LORD is the man who undertakes to rebuild this city, Jericho: "At the cost of his firstborn son will he lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest will he set up its gates."
NASB © biblegateway Jos 6:26	Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates."
NLT © biblegateway Jos 6:26	At that time Joshua invoked this curse: "May the curse of the LORD fall on anyone who tries to rebuild the city of Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn son, he will lay its foundation. At the cost of his youngest son, he will set up its gates."
MSG © biblegateway Jos 6:26	Joshua swore a solemn oath at that time: Cursed before GOD is the man who sets out to rebuild this city Jericho. He'll pay for the foundation with his firstborn son, he'll pay for the gates with his youngest son.
BBE © SABDAweb Jos 6:26	Then Joshua gave the people orders with an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed before the Lord who puts his hand to the building up of this town: with the loss of his first son will he put the first stone of it in place, and with the loss of his youngest son he will put up its doors.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jos 6:26	Joshua then pronounced this oath, saying, "Cursed before the LORD be anyone who tries to build this city—this Jericho! At the cost of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest he shall set up its gates!"
NKJV © biblegateway Jos 6:26	Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, "Cursed be the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates."
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KJV	And Joshua <03091> adjured <07650> (8686) [them] at that time <06256>_, saying <0559> (8800)_, Cursed <0779> (8803) [be] the man <0376> before <06440> the LORD <03068>_, that riseth up <06965> (8799) and buildeth <01129> (8804) this city <05892> Jericho <03405>_: he shall lay the foundation <03245> (8762) thereof in his firstborn <01060>_, and in his youngest <06810> [son] shall he set up <05324> (8686) the gates <01817> of it.
NASB © biblegateway Jos 6:26	Then Joshua <03091> made them take <07650> an oath <07650> at that time <06256> , saying <0559> , "Cursed <0779> before <06440> the LORD <03068> is the man <0376> who <0834> rises <06965> up and builds <01129> this <02088> city <05892> Jericho <03405> ; with the loss of his firstborn <01060> he shall lay <03245> its foundation <03245> , and with the loss of his youngest <06810> son <06810> he shall set <05324> up its gates <01817> ."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ wrkisen <3726> V-AAI-3S ihsouv <2424> N-PRI en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF hmera <2250> N-DSF ekeinh <1565> D-DSF enantion <1726> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM legwn <3004> V-PAPNS epikataratov <1944> A-NSM o <3588> T-NSM anyrwpov <444> N-NSM ov <3739> R-NSM oikodomhsei <3618> V-FAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF polin <4172> N-ASF ekeinhn <1565> D-ASF en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM prwtotokw <4416> A-DSM autou <846> D-GSM yemeliwsei <2311> V-FAI-3S authn <846> D-ASF kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM elacistw {A-DSMS} autou <846> D-GSM episthsei {V-FAI-3S} tav <3588> T-APF pulav <4439> N-APF authv <846> D-GSF kai <2532> CONJ outwv <3778> ADV epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S ozan {N-PRI} o <3588> T-NSM ek <1537> PREP baiyhl {N-PRI} en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM abirwn {N-PRI} tw <3588> T-DSM prwtotokw <4416> A-DSM eyemeliwsen <2311> V-AAI-3S authn <846> D-ASF kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM elacistw {A-DSMS} diaswyenti <1295> V-APPDS epesthsen {V-AAI-3S} tav <3588> T-APF pulav <4439> N-APF authv <846> D-GSF
NET [draft] ITL	At that <01931> time <06256> Joshua <03091> made this solemn declaration <07650> : “The man <0376> who <0834> attempts <06965> to rebuild <01129> this <02063> city <05892> of Jericho <03405> will stand condemned before <06440> the Lord <03068> . He will lose his firstborn son <01060> when he lays <03245> its foundations <03245> and his youngest <06810> son when he erects <05324> its gates <01817> !”
HEBREW	hytld <01817> byuy <05324> wryeubw <06810> hndoyy <03245> wrkbb <01060> wxyry <03405> ta <0853> tazh <02063> ryeh <05892> ta <0853> hnbw <01129> Mwqy <06965> rsa <0834> hwhy <03068> ynpl <06440> syah <0376> rwra <0779> rmal <0559> ayhh <01931> teb <06256> eswhy <03091> ebsyw (6:26) <07650>

NETBible

At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration:¹ “The man who attempts to rebuild² this city of Jericho³ will stand condemned before the Lord.⁴ He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!”⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Normally the Hiphil of שָׁבַע (shava’) has a causative sense (“make [someone] take an oath”; see Josh 2:17, 20), but here (see also Josh 23:7) no object is stated or implied. If Joshua is calling divine judgment down upon the one who attempts to rebuild Jericho, then “make a solemn appeal [to God as judge]” or “pronounce a curse” would be an appropriate translation. However, the tone seems stronger. Joshua appears to be announcing the certain punishment of the violator. 1 Kgs 16:34, which records the fulfillment of Joshua’s prediction, supports this. Casting Joshua in a prophetic role, it refers to Joshua’s statement as the “word of the Lord” spoken through Joshua.

²tn Heb “rises up and builds.”

³tc The LXX omits “Jericho.” It is probably a scribal addition.

⁴tn The Hebrew phrase אָרוּר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה (’arur lifney yÿhvah, “cursed [i.e., condemned] before the Lord”) also occurs in 1 Sam 26:19.

⁵tn Heb “With his firstborn he will lay its foundations and with his youngest he will erect its gates.” The Hebrew verb יַצִּיב (yatsiv, “he will erect”) is imperfect, not jussive, suggesting Joshua’s statement is a prediction, not an imprecation.