Joshua 6:15

On the seventh day, they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. Only on this day they marched around the city seven times.

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WEBBE

On the seventh day, they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. On this day only they marched around the city seven times.

BSB

Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.

KJV

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.

ASV

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at 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.

BBE

Then on the seventh day they got up early, at the dawn of the day, and went round the town in the same way, but that day they went round it seven times.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 בַּיּוֹם bai·yom on the day H3117 הַשְּׁבִיעִי ha·she·vi·'i (the) seventh H7637 וַיַּשְׁכִּמוּ vai·yash·ki·mu and they rose early H7925 כַּעֲלוֹת ka·'a·lot when came up H5927 הַשַּׁחַר ha·sha·char the dawn H7837 וַיָּסֹבּוּ vai·ya·so·bu and they went around H5437 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָעִיר ha·'ir the city H5892 כַּמִּשְׁפָּט ka·mish·pat according to the custom H4941 הַזֶּה ha·zeh (the) this H2088 שֶׁבַע she·va' seven H7651 פְּעָמִים pe·'a·mim times H6471 רַק rak only H7535 בַּיּוֹם bai·yom on the day H3117 הַהוּא ha·hu' (the) that H1931 סָבְבוּ sa·ve·vu they went round H5437 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָעִיר ha·'ir the city H5892 שֶׁבַע she·va' seven H7651 פְּעָמִים pe·'a·mim times H6471

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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