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Fire and Treasure: Narrative Wayyiqtol, Disjunctive Exceptions, and Sacred Economy in Joshua 6:24

וְהָעִ֛יר שָׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֑הּ רַ֣ק הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֤י הַנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל נָתְנ֖וּ אֹוצַ֥ר בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃ (Joshua 6:24) And they burned the city with fire, and all that was in it; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of YHWH. Joshua 6:24 narrates the aftermath of Israel’s conquest of Yericho (Jericho). Following divine command, the city is destroyed by fire, but its valuable metals are consecrated to YHWH’s treasury. This verse demonstrates careful narrative sequencing, disjunctive markers, and the sacred division of spoil.… Learn Hebrew
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