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Douay-Rheims Bible
Joshua 6:7
And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before 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 Living Translation
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 ."
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 ."
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.
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 Then Josue, the son of Nun, called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord. 7 And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord. 8 And when Josue had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, 9 And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides. 10 But Josue had commanded the people, saying: You shall not shout, nor shall your voice be heard, nor any word go out of your mouth: until the day come wherein I shall say to you: Cry, and shout. 11 So the ark of the Lord went about the city once a day, and returning into the camp, abode there. 12 And Josue rising before day, the priests took the ark of the Lord, 13 And seven of them seven trumpets, which are used in the jubilee: and they went before the ark of the Lord, walking and sounding the trumpets: and the armed men went before them, and the rest of the common people followed the ark, and they blew the trumpets. 14 And they went round about the city the second day once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days. 15 But the seventh day, rising up early, they went about the city, as it was ordered, 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
And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,
And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.
The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.
Genesis 6:3
And God said: My spirit shall not remain in man for ever, because he is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
And God said: My spirit shall not remain in man for ever, because he is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:4
Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:20
Of fowls according to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of every thing that creepeth on the earth according to its kind: two of every sort shall go in with thee, that they may live.
Of fowls according to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of every thing that creepeth on the earth according to its kind: two of every sort shall go in with thee, that they may live.
Genesis 6:22
And Noe did all things which God commanded him.
And Noe did all things which God commanded him.
Psalms 37:20
(36-20) Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.
(36-20) Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.
Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.
The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.
Hosea 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth in it shall languish with the heat of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together.
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth in it shall languish with the heat of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together.
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 “they said.” Joshua no doubt issued his orders through the “officers of the people” (compare Joshua 1:10).
Him that is armed - i. e. the warriors generally, not a division only. “The rereward” 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.
