Joshua 6:4

Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

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WEBBE

Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

BSB

Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

KJV

And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

ASV

And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

BBE

And let seven priests go before the ark with seven loud-sounding horns in their hands: on the seventh day you are to go round the town seven times, the priests blowing their horns.

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וְשִׁבְעָה ve·shiv·'ah and seven H7651 כֹהֲנִים kho·ha·nim priests H3548 יִשְׂאוּ yis·'u they will carry H5375 שִׁבְעָה shiv·'ah seven H7651 שׁוֹפְרוֹת shof·rot (the) trumpets of H7782 הַיּוֹבְלִים hai·yov·lim (the) rams' horns H3104 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 הָאָרוֹן ha·'a·ron the ark H727 וּבַיּוֹם u·vai·yom and on the day H3117 הַשְּׁבִיעִי ha·she·vi·'i (the) seventh H7637 תָּסֹבּוּ ta·so·bu you will go 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 וְהַכֹּהֲנִים ve·ha·ko·ha·nim and the priests H3548 יִתְקְעוּ yit·ke·'u they will give a blast H8628 בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת ba·sho·fa·rot on the trumpets H7782

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Jericho resolves Israel shall not be its master. It shut itself up, being strongly fortified both by art and nature. Thus were they foolish, and their hearts hardened to their destruction; the miserable case of all that strengthen themselves against the Almighty. God resolves Israel shall be its master, and that quickly. No warlike preparations were to be made. By the uncommon method of besieging the city, the Lord honoured the ark, as the symbol of his presence, and showed that all the victories were from him. The faith and patience of the people were proved and increased.

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