Joshua 6:17
6:17 The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord, 1 except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies 2 we sent.
Joshua 6:21
6:21 They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, 3 including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.
1 tn Or “dedicated to the Lord.”
sn To make the city set apart for the Lord would involve annihilating all the people and animals and placing its riches in the Lord’s treasury (vv. 19, 21, 24).
2 tn Heb “messengers.”
3 tn Heb “all which was in the city.”