Joshua 6 · Verse 16

Joshua 6:16

And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.
Joshua 6:16, King James Version

Joshua 6:16 in other translations

BSBAfter the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!
WEBAt the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city!
ASVAnd it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for Jehovah hath given you the city.
YLTand 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;
DARBYAnd it came to pass the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people, Shout; for Jehovah has given you the city.
BBEAnd the seventh time, at the sound of the priests' horns, Joshua said to the people, Now give a loud cry; for the Lord has given you the town.
WebsterAnd it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

What does Joshua 6:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. it came to pass at the seventh time, ... Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city--This delay brought out their faith and obedience in so remarkable a manner, that it is celebrated by the apostle (He 11:30).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

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Joshua 6:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
בַּפַּ֣עַםba.Pa.'amat the timeH6471
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'It<the> seventhH7637
תָּקְע֥וּta.ke.'Uthey gave a blastH8628
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.Roton the trumpetsH7782
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971
הָרִ֔יעוּha.Ri.'ushoutH7321
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
נָתַ֧ןna.Tanhe has givenH5414
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemto <the> you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעִֽיר\׃ha.'Irthe cityH5892

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 6:16

  • 2 Chronicles 13:15

    Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

  • Joshua 6:5

    And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

  • Judges 7:20-22

    And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the Lord set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:22-23

    And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shout.
5; Jud 7:20-22; 2Ch 13:15; 20:22,23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 6:15

    And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

  • Joshua 6:16

    And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.

  • Joshua 6:17

    And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

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Joshua 6:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y como los sacerdotes hubieron tocado las bocinas la séptima vez, Josué dijo al pueblo: Dad grita, porque Jehová os ha entregado la ciudad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et à la septième fois, comme les sacrificateurs sonnaient des trompettes, il arriva que Josué dit au peuple: Criez; car l’ Éternel vous a donné la ville.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah beim siebten Male, als die Priester in die Posaunen stießen, da sprach Josua zu dem Volke: Erhebet ein Geschrei! denn Jehova hat euch die Stadt gegeben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque septimo circuitu clangerent buccinis sacerdotes, dixit Josue ad omnem Israël: Vociferamini: tradidit enim vobis Dominus civitatem.