## Rashi on Joshua Chapter 6

###### Rashi on Joshua 6:1:1
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**סֹגֶרֶת וּמְסֻגֶּרֶת** כְּתַּרְגּוּמוֹ: אֲחִידָא בְּדָשִׁין דְּפַרְזְלָא, וּמִתַּקְּפָא בְּעִבָּרִין דִּנְחָשׁ.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Shut and barred.** [Lit. closed and closed] Targum translates: ‘Closed with iron gates and reinforced with bars of copper.’


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:4:1
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**הַיּוֹבְלִים** אֵילִים.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**Rams’ horns** the horns of rams.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:5:1
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**בִּמְשֹׁךְ** בִּתְקִיעָה אַחֲרוֹנָה, בְּהַאֲרִיךְ הַתּוֹקֵעַ אֶת הַקּוֹל.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**A long blast.** When the final blast is sounded, and the blower extends the sound.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:5:2
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**תַּחְתֶּיהָ** בִּמְקוֹמָהּ.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**In its very place** [Lit. under itself] In its place.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:9:1
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**וְהֶחָלוּץ** בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי גָד הָיוּ עוֹבְרִים לִפְנֵיהֶם, לְפִי שֶׁהָיוּ בְּנֵי גָד גִּבּוֹרִים וּמַכִּים בִּזְרוֹעַ חֲזָקָה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים לג כ): וְטָרַף זְרוֹעַ אַף קָדְקֹד.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**And the warriors.** These were the men of the tribes of Reuvein and Gad who went before them, because the men of Gad were mighty warriors and they would smite with a strong arm, as it is said, ‘And he rips off the shoulder and the head.’¹

footnotes:
¹ Devorim 33:20.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:13:1
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**וְהַמְאַסֵּף** שֵׁבֶט דָּן הַנּוֹסֵעַ אַחֲרוֹן, וְהוּא מְאַסֵּף אֶת כָּל הַמִּתְעַכְּבִים הָאַחֲרוֹנִים.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**The rearmost.** This refers to the tribe of Dan that traveled last and gathered all those who lagged behind.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:15:1
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**בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי** שַׁבָּת הָיָה.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**On the seventh day.** This was on the Shabbos.²

footnotes:
² They were permitted to wage war and to kill on Shabbos by the Divine command, that instructed them to lay siege to the city according to the word of God, as told to Yehoshua. See verses 2-5, this chapter.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:17:1
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**וְהָיְתָה הָעִיר חֵרֶם** הֶקְדֵּשׁ, כִּי הַיּוֹם שַׁבַּת קֹדֶשׁ, וְרָאוּי לִהְיוֹת קֹדֶשׁ שָׁלָל הַנִּשְׁלָל בּוֹ.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**And the city shall be consecrated.** It shall be sacred, for that day was the holy Shabbos,³ maintains that Yehoshua issued this edict by Divine ordination, but also mentions that the Sages were of the opinon that Yehoshua issued this edict on his own. and it was therefore fitting that all the booty that was taken be holy.

footnotes:
³ See Rashi to verse 15. Radak


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:18:1
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**וַעֲכַרְתֶּם** לְשׁוֹן מַיִם עֲכוּרִים.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**And bring disturbance.** This is an expression of disturbed waters.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:23:1
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**וַיָּבֹאוּ הַנְּעָרִים הַמְרַגְּלִים** כָּאן הָיוּ צְרִיכִים זֵירוּז וְנַעֲשׂוּ כִּנְעָרִים זְרִיזִים, וּבַלַּיְלָה הָרִאשׁוֹן הָיוּ כְּמַלְאָכִים שֶׁשָּׁמְרוּ עַצְמָן מִן הָעֲבֵירָה עִם רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה, לְכָךְ נִקְרְאוּ שָׁם מַלְאָכִים, וּלְכָךְ נִקְרְאוּ: אֲנָשִׁים, מַלְאָכִים, נְעָרִים.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**And the lads who were the spies went in.**⁴ This mission required speed, thus they performed like speedy lads. However on the first night⁵ they were like angels, guarding themselves from sinning with Rochov, the harlot, therefore they were referred to as angels. Therefore they were referred to as men, as angels and as lads.

footnotes:
⁴ In verse 22 they are referred to as men. In verse 17 they are referred to as מַלְאָכִים (Lit angels) and here they are referred to as lads. Rashi seeks to explain why they were described in these terms.
⁵ This refers to the night they arrived at the house of Rochov at the beginning of their mission.


###### Rashi on Joshua 6:26:1
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**בִּבְכֹרוֹ יְיַסְּדֶנָּה וּבִצְעִירוֹ** בִּתְחִלַּת יְסוֹד שֶׁיִּבְנֶה בָּהּ יָמוּת בְּנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר, וְיִקְבְּרֶנוּ וְיֵלֵךְ עַד שֶׁיָּמוּת הַצָּעִיר בִּגְמַר הַמְּלָאכָה, הִיא הַצָּבַת הַדְּלָתוֹת.

**The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997:**
**[The death of] his first born etc.** [the death of] his youngest son etc. When he begins laying the foundation upon which he is building it [the city], his first born son will die and he will bury him, and he will continue doing so⁶ until the youngest son dies at the completion of the work which is the setting of its portals.

footnotes:
⁶ He will continue burning his sons.