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Monday, July 7th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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New Living Translation
Joshua 6:7
Then he gave orders to the people: "March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the Lord ."
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Christian Standard Bible®
He said to the troops, “Move forward, march around the city, and have the armed men go ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
He said to the troops, “Move forward, march around the city, and have the armed men go ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
Hebrew Names Version
They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.
They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.
King James Version
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord .
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
And he said to the people, "Go forward and march around the city, and let the armed men pass before the ark of Yahweh.
And he said to the people, "Go forward and march around the city, and let the armed men pass before the ark of Yahweh.
English Standard Version
And he said to the people, "Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord ."
And he said to the people, "Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord ."
New Century Version
Then Joshua ordered the people, "Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons should march in front of the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord ."
Then Joshua ordered the people, "Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons should march in front of the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord ."
New English Translation
And he told the army, "Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord ."
And he told the army, "Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord ."
Amplified Bible
He said to the people, "Go forward! March around the city, and let the armed men go ahead of the ark of the LORD."
He said to the people, "Go forward! March around the city, and let the armed men go ahead of the ark of the LORD."
New American Standard Bible
Then he said to the people, "Go forward and march around the city, and the armed men shall go on ahead of the ark of the LORD."
Then he said to the people, "Go forward and march around the city, and the armed men shall go on ahead of the ark of the LORD."
Geneva Bible (1587)
But he said vnto the people, Goe and compasse the citie: and let him that is armed, go forth before the Arke of the Lord.
But he said vnto the people, Goe and compasse the citie: and let him that is armed, go forth before the Arke of the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to the people, "Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of Yahweh."
Then he said to the people, "Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of Yahweh."
Contemporary English Version
Next, he gave the army their orders: "March slowly around Jericho. A few of you will go ahead of the chest to guard it, but most of you will follow it. Don't shout the battle cry or yell or even talk until the day I tell you to. Then let out a shout!" As soon as Joshua finished giving the orders, the army started marching. One group of soldiers led the way, with seven priests marching behind them and blowing trumpets. Then came the priests carrying the chest, followed by the rest of the soldiers.
Next, he gave the army their orders: "March slowly around Jericho. A few of you will go ahead of the chest to guard it, but most of you will follow it. Don't shout the battle cry or yell or even talk until the day I tell you to. Then let out a shout!" As soon as Joshua finished giving the orders, the army started marching. One group of soldiers led the way, with seven priests marching behind them and blowing trumpets. Then came the priests carrying the chest, followed by the rest of the soldiers.
Complete Jewish Bible
To the people he said, "Move on, encircle the city, and have the army march ahead of the ark of Adonai ."
To the people he said, "Move on, encircle the city, and have the army march ahead of the ark of Adonai ."
Darby Translation
And he said to the people, Pass on, go round the city, and they that are armed shall pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
And he said to the people, Pass on, go round the city, and they that are armed shall pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua ordered the people, "Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons will march in front of the Holy Box of the Lord ."
Then Joshua ordered the people, "Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons will march in front of the Holy Box of the Lord ."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to the people, Pass on and encircle the city, and let those who are armed march on before the ark of the LORD.
And he said to the people, Pass on and encircle the city, and let those who are armed march on before the ark of the LORD.
Good News Translation
Then he ordered the people to start marching around the city, with an advance guard going on ahead of the Lord 's Covenant Box.
Then he ordered the people to start marching around the city, with an advance guard going on ahead of the Lord 's Covenant Box.
Literal Translation
And he said to the people, Pass on, go around the city, and he who is armed shall go on before the ark of Jehovah.
And he said to the people, Pass on, go around the city, and he who is armed shall go on before the ark of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But vnto the people he sayde: Get you hence, and go roude aboute the cite: and let him that is harnessed, go before the Arke of the LORDE.
But vnto the people he sayde: Get you hence, and go roude aboute the cite: and let him that is harnessed, go before the Arke of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord.
And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto the people: Go, and compasse the citie, & let hym that is harnessed go before ye arke of the Lord.
And he sayde vnto the people: Go, and compasse the citie, & let hym that is harnessed go before ye arke of the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto the people: 'Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed body pass on before the ark of the LORD.'
And he said unto the people: 'Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed body pass on before the ark of the LORD.'
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto the people, Passe on, and compasse the city, and let him that is armed passe on before the Arke of the Lord.
And he said vnto the people, Passe on, and compasse the city, and let him that is armed passe on before the Arke of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And let seven priests having seven sacred trumpets proceed thus before the Lord, and let them sound loudly; and let the ark of the covenant of the Lord follow.
And let seven priests having seven sacred trumpets proceed thus before the Lord, and let them sound loudly; and let the ark of the covenant of the Lord follow.
English Revised Version
And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.
And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
And he told the people, "Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD."
And he told the people, "Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also Josue seide to the puple, Go ye, and cumpasse ye the citee, and go ye armed bifor the arke of the Lord.
Also Josue seide to the puple, Go ye, and cumpasse ye the citee, and go ye armed bifor the arke of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and He said unto the people, `Pass over, and compass the city, and he who is armed doth pass over before the ark of Jehovah.'
and He said unto the people, `Pass over, and compass the city, and he who is armed doth pass over before the ark of Jehovah.'
Update Bible Version
And they said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.
And they said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
And he said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
World English Bible
They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.
They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.
New King James Version
And he said to the people, "Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the LORD."
And he said to the people, "Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the LORD."
New Life Bible
Then he said to the people, "Go and walk around the city. Let the men ready for battle go in front of the special box of the agreement."
Then he said to the people, "Go and walk around the city. Let the men ready for battle go in front of the special box of the agreement."
New Revised Standard
To the people he said, "Go forward and march around the city; have the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord ."
To the people he said, "Go forward and march around the city; have the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord ."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto the people, Pass on and compass the city, - and let, the armed host, pass on before the ark of Yahweh.
Then said he unto the people, Pass on and compass the city, - and let, the armed host, pass on before the ark of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.
And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to the people, "Go forward; march around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD."
And he said to the people, "Go forward; march around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD."
THE MESSAGE
Then he told the people, "Set out! March around the city. Have the armed guard march before the Chest of God ."
Then he told the people, "Set out! March around the city. Have the armed guard march before the Chest of God ."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he said to the people, "Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of the LORD."
Then he said to the people, "Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of the LORD."
Contextual Overview
6 So Joshua called together the priests and said, "Take up the Ark of the Lord 's Covenant, and assign seven priests to walk in front of it, each carrying a ram's horn." 7 Then he gave orders to the people: "March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the Lord ." 8 After Joshua spoke to the people, the seven priests with the rams' horns started marching in the presence of the Lord , blowing the horns as they marched. And the Ark of the Lord 's Covenant followed behind them. 9 Some of the armed men marched in front of the priests with the horns and some behind the Ark, with the priests continually blowing the horns. 10 "Do not shout; do not even talk," Joshua commanded. "Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout. Then shout!" 11 So the Ark of the Lord was carried around the town once that day, and then everyone returned to spend the night in the camp. 12 Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests again carried the Ark of the Lord . 13 The seven priests with the rams' horns marched in front of the Ark of the Lord , blowing their horns. Again the armed men marched both in front of the priests with the horns and behind the Ark of the Lord . All this time the priests were blowing their horns. 14 On the second day they again marched around the town once and returned to the camp. They followed this pattern for six days. 15 On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that is armed: Joshua 6:3, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 4:13
Cross-References
Genesis 6:1
Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
Genesis 6:2
The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years."
Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
Genesis 6:20
Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.
Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
Psalms 37:20
But the wicked will die. The Lord 's enemies are like flowers in a field— they will disappear like smoke.
But the wicked will die. The Lord 's enemies are like flowers in a field— they will disappear like smoke.
Proverbs 10:27
Fear of the Lord lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Fear of the Lord lengthens one's life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.
The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.
Hosea 4:3
That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.
That is why your land is in mourning, and everyone is wasting away. Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea are disappearing.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said unto the people, pass on, and compass the city,.... The women and children, the young men under twenty years of age, the unarmed part of the camp, as distinguished from the armed men:
and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord; to guard the ark, protect the priests, and defend the people, should any sally be made by the enemy upon them. These seem to design all the males that were above twenty years of age able to bear arms, and fit for war; though some restrain it to the forty thousand of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, Joshua 1:14.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He said - The reading in the Hebrew text is âthey said.â Joshua no doubt issued his orders through the âofficers of the peopleâ (compare Joshua 1:10).
Him that is armed - i. e. the warriors generally, not a division only. âThe rerewardâ Joshua 6:9 was merely a detachment, and not a substantial portiere of the host; and was told off, perhaps, from the tribe of Dan (compare the marginal reference) to close the procession and guard the ark from behind. Thus the order would be
(1) the warriors,
(2) the seven priests blowing the cornets,
(3) the ark,
(4) the rear-guard.
