Joshua 6:13

The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of Yahweh’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after Yahweh’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.

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WEBBE

The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the LORD’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after the LORD’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.

BSB

And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.

KJV

And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

ASV

And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, [the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went.

BBE

And the seven priests with their seven horns went on before the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns: the armed men went before them, and the mass of the people went after the ark of the Lord, blowing their horns.

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וְשִׁבְעָה ve·shiv·'ah and seven H7651 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 נֹשְׂאִים no·se·'im [who] were carrying H5375 שִׁבְעָה shiv·'ah seven H7651 שׁוֹפְרוֹת shof·rot [the] trumpets of H7782 הַיֹּבְלִים hai·yoe·lim (the) rams' horns H3104 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 אֲרוֹן 'a·ron [the] ark of H727 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 הֹלְכִים ho·le·khim [were] walking H1980 הָלוֹךְ ha·lokh continuously (to walk) H1980 וְתָקְעוּ ve·ta·ke·'u and they gave blasts H8628 בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת ba·sho·fa·rot on the trumpets H7782 וְהֶחָלוּץ ve·he·cha·lutz and the armed [man] H2502 הֹלֵךְ ho·lekh [was] walking H1980 לִפְנֵיהֶם lif·nei·hem (to) before them H6440 וְהַמְאַסֵּף ve·ham·'a·sef and the rearguard H622 הֹלֵךְ ho·lekh [was] walking H1980 אַחֲרֵי 'a·cha·rei behind H310 אֲרוֹן 'a·ron [the] ark of H727 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 הָלוֹךְ ho·lekh walking H1980 וְתָקוֹעַ ve·ta·ko·a' and giving blasts H8628 בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת ba·sho·fa·rot on the trumpets H7782

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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