Joshua 6:10

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.”

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WEBBE

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.”

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!”

KJV

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.

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.

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.

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וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 צִוָּה tzi·vah he commanded H6680 יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ye·ho·shu·a' Joshua H3091 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 לֹא lo' not H3808 תָרִיעוּ ta·ri·'u you must shout H7321 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 תַשְׁמִיעוּ tash·mi·'u you must make heard H8085 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 קוֹלְכֶם kol·khem voice your H6963 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 יֵצֵא ye·tze' it will go out H3318 מִפִּיכֶם mi·pi·khem from mouth your H6310 דָּבָר da·var a word H1697 עַד 'ad until H5704 יוֹם yom [the] day H3117 אָמְרִי 'a·me·ri say I H559 אֲלֵיכֶם 'a·lei·khem to you H413 הָרִיעוּ ha·ri·'u shout H7321 וַהֲרִיעֹתֶם va·ha·ri·'o·tem and you will shout H7321

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 walls of Jericho would fall. It was a shout of prayer; they cry to Heaven for help, and help came.

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