Joshua 6:7
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.
Joshua 6:7 in other translations
| BSB | And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.” |
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| WEB | They said to the people, “Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the LORD’s ark.” |
| ASV | And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah. |
| YLT | 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.' |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Joshua 6:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:6-7
6-7. Joshua ... called the priests--The pious leader, whatever military preparations he had made, surrendered all his own views, at once and unreservedly, to the declared will of God.
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 6:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 6:7
- Joshua 4:13
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
- Joshua 6:3
And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
- Joshua 1:14
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
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Context
- Joshua 6:6
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.
- Joshua 6:7
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.
- Joshua 6:8
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
Joshua 6:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo al pueblo: Pasad, y rodead la ciudad; y los que están armados pasarán delante del arca de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit au peuple: Passez, et faites le tour de la ville, et que les hommes armés passent devant l’arche de l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu dem Volke: Gehet hin und umziehet die Stadt; und die Gerüsteten sollen vor der Lade Jehovas hergehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ad populum quoque ait: Ite, et circuite civitatem, armati, præcedentes arcam Domini. |