Joshua 6:17 (YLT)

Passage

and the city hath been devoted, it and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it, to Jehovah; only Rahab the harlot doth live, she and all who <FI>are<Fi> with her in the house, for she hid the messengers whom we sent;

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:15 And it cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they rise early, at the ascending of the dawn, and compass the city, according to this manner, seven times; (only, on that day they have compassed the city seven times);

Joshua 6:16 and it cometh to pass, at the seventh time, the priests have blown with the trumpets, and Joshua saith unto the people, `Shout ye, for Jehovah hath given to you the city;

Joshua 6:17 and the city hath been devoted, it and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it, to Jehovah; only Rahab the harlot doth live, she and all who <FI>are<Fi> with her in the house, for she hid the messengers whom we sent;

Joshua 6:18 and surely ye have kept from the devoted thing, lest ye devote <FI>yourselves<Fi> , and have taken from the devoted thing, and have made the camp of Israel become a devoted thing, and have troubled it;

Joshua 6:19 and all the silver and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, holy they <FI>are<Fi> to Jehovah; into the treasury of Jehovah they come.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "city", "hath", "been", "devoted", "jehovah", "only", "rahab", and "harlot". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "city" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "and it cometh to pass at the..." into verse 18's "and surely ye have kept from the...", so "city" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "city" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.