Joshua 6:10
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
Joshua 6:10 in other translations
| BSB | But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!” |
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| WEB | Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.” |
| ASV | And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. |
| YLT | and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, ‘Ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, Shout ye--then ye have shouted.' |
| DARBY | And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, Shout; then shall ye shout. |
| BBE | And to the people Joshua gave an order, saying, You will give no cry, and make no sound, and let no word go out of your mouth till the day when I say, Give a loud cry; then give a loud cry. |
| Webster | And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed from your mouth, until the day I bid you shout, then shall ye shout. |
What does Joshua 6:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:8-11
Jos 6:8-19. The City Compassed Six Days. 8-11. the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets ... passed on before the Lord--before the ark, called "the ark of the covenant," for it contained the tables on which the covenant was inscribed. The procession was made in deep and solemn silence, conforming to the instructions given to the people by their leader at the outset, that they were to refrain from all acclamation…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 6:6-16
Wherever the ark went, the people attended it. God's ministers, by the trumpet of the everlasting gospel, which proclaims liberty and victory, must encourage the followers of Christ in their spiritual warfare. As promised deliverances must be expected in God's way, so they must be expected in his time. At last the people were to shout: they did so, and the walls fell. This was a shout of faith; they believed the…
Joshua 6:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 6:10
- Isaiah 42:2
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
- Luke 24:49
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
- Matthew 12:19
He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
- 2 Samuel 5:23-24
And when David enquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
- Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
- Acts 1:7
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
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Context
- Joshua 6:9
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
- Joshua 6:10
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
- Joshua 6:11
So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Joshua 6:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Josué mandó al pueblo, diciendo: Vosotros no daréis grita, ni se oirá vuestra voz, ni saldrá palabra de vuestra boca, hasta el día que yo os diga: Gritad: entonces daréis grita. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Josué avait commandé au peuple, disant: Vous ne jetterez pas de cris, et vous ne ferez pas entendre votre voix, et il ne sortira pas de votre bouche un seul mot, jusqu’au jour où je vous dirai: Criez; alors vous crierez. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Josua hatte dem Volke geboten und gesagt: Ihr sollt kein Geschrei erheben und eure Stimme nicht hören lassen, und kein Wort soll aus eurem Munde gehen; bis zu dem Tage, da ich zu euch sage: Erhebet ein Geschrei! dann sollt ihr ein Geschrei erheben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Præceperat autem Josue populo, dicens: Non clamabitis, nec audietur vox vestra, neque ullus sermo ex ore vestro egredietur, donec veniat dies in quo dicam vobis: Clamate, et vociferamini. |