The Meaning of Joshua 6:24 Explained

Joshua 6:24

KJV: And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

YLT: And the city they have burnt with fire, and all that is in it; only, the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass, and of iron, they have given to the treasury of the house of Jehovah;

Darby: And they burned the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of copper and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah.

ASV: And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they burnt  the city  with fire,  and all that [was] therein: only the silver,  and the gold,  and the vessels  of brass  and of iron,  they put  into the treasury  of the house  of the LORD. 

What does Joshua 6:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 6:22-27 - Spared When Others Perished
It is not the amount of truth that we know which saves us, but the grasp with which we hold it. All that Rahab knew was very slight and partial, but she held to it with all the tenacity of her soul, and it was accounted to her for righteousness, Romans 4:15. Also her works approved her faith. She identified herself with Israel by the scarlet thread, gathered her kinsfolk under her roof, and waited in anticipation of deliverance, James 2:25.
She had yet to be delivered from falsehood and lying, but that God-consciousness which is the first ray of dawn had broken upon her, and would necessarily result in perfect day. Poor outcast though she was, she became incorporated with Israel and the type of Gentile sinners who are permitted to sit with Christ in heavenly places. See Ephesians 2:17-18.
The city was devoted to destruction, lest the microbe of corruption should, through Israel, infect the world. See 1 Kings 16:34, r.v. But remember Luke 19:1-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 6

1  Jericho is shut up
2  God instructs Joshua how to beseige it
12  The city is composed
17  It is accursed
20  The walls fall down
22  Rahab is saved
26  The builder of Jericho is cursed

What do the individual words in Joshua 6:24 mean?

But the city they burned with fire and all that [was] in it only the silver and gold and the vessels of bronze and iron they put into the treasury of the house of Yahweh
וְהָעִ֛יר שָׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵ֖שׁ וְכָל־ אֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֑הּ רַ֣ק ׀ הַכֶּ֣סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֗ב וּכְלֵ֤י הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל נָתְנ֖וּ אוֹצַ֥ר בֵּית־ יְהוָֽה

וְהָעִ֛יר  But  the  city 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
שָׂרְפ֥וּ  they  burned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.
בָאֵ֖שׁ  with  fire 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁר־  that  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בָּ֑הּ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
רַ֣ק ׀  only 
Parse: Adverb
Root: רַק  
Sense: only, altogether, surely.
הַכֶּ֣סֶף  the  silver 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וְהַזָּהָ֗ב  and  gold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וּכְלֵ֤י  and  the  vessels 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙  of  bronze 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
וְהַבַּרְזֶ֔ל  and  iron 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּרְזֶל  
Sense: iron.
נָתְנ֖וּ  they  put 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אוֹצַ֥ר  into  the  treasury 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
בֵּית־  of  the  house  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.