Joshua 6:7

Bible in Basic English

And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to the troops, “Move forward, march around the city, and have the armed men go ahead of the ark of the Lord.”

Hebrew Names Version
They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.

King James Version
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 .

Lexham English Bible
And he said to the people, "Go forward and march around the city, and let the armed men pass before the ark of Yahweh.

English Standard Version
And he said to the people, "Go forward. March around the city and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord ."

New Century Version
Then Joshua ordered the people, "Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons should march in front of the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord ."

New English Translation
And he told the army, "Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord ."

Amplified Bible
He said to the people, "Go forward! March around the city, and let the armed men go ahead of the ark of the LORD."

New American Standard Bible
Then he said to the people, "Go forward and march around the city, and the armed men shall go on ahead of the ark of the LORD."

Geneva Bible (1587)
But he said vnto the people, Goe and compasse the citie: and let him that is armed, go forth before the Arke of the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said to the people, "Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of Yahweh."

Contemporary English Version
Next, he gave the army their orders: "March slowly around Jericho. A few of you will go ahead of the chest to guard it, but most of you will follow it. Don't shout the battle cry or yell or even talk until the day I tell you to. Then let out a shout!" As soon as Joshua finished giving the orders, the army started marching. One group of soldiers led the way, with seven priests marching behind them and blowing trumpets. Then came the priests carrying the chest, followed by the rest of the soldiers.

Complete Jewish Bible
To the people he said, "Move on, encircle the city, and have the army march ahead of the ark of Adonai ."

Darby Translation
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.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua ordered the people, "Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons will march in front of the Holy Box of the Lord ."

George Lamsa Translation
And he said to the people, Pass on and encircle the city, and let those who are armed march on before the ark of the LORD.

Good News Translation
Then he ordered the people to start marching around the city, with an advance guard going on ahead of the Lord 's Covenant Box.

Literal Translation
And he said to the people, Pass on, go around the city, and he who is armed shall go on before the ark of Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But vnto the people he sayde: Get you hence, and go roude aboute the cite: and let him that is harnessed, go before the Arke of the LORDE.

American Standard Version
And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto the people: Go, and compasse the citie, & let hym that is harnessed go before ye arke of the Lord.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto the people: 'Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed body pass on before the ark of the LORD.'

King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto the people, Passe on, and compasse the city, and let him that is armed passe on before the Arke of the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And let seven priests having seven sacred trumpets proceed thus before the Lord, and let them sound loudly; and let the ark of the covenant of the Lord follow.

English Revised Version
And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
And he told the people, "Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also Josue seide to the puple, Go ye, and cumpasse ye the citee, and go ye armed bifor the arke of the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Update Bible Version
And they said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
They said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Yahweh.

New King James Version
And he said to the people, "Proceed, and march around the city, and let him who is armed advance before the ark of the LORD."

New Living Translation
Then he gave orders to the people: "March around the town, and the armed men will lead the way in front of the Ark of the Lord ."

New Life Bible
Then he said to the people, "Go and walk around the city. Let the men ready for battle go in front of the special box of the agreement."

New Revised Standard
To the people he said, "Go forward and march around the city; have the armed men pass on before the ark of the Lord ."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said he unto the people, Pass on and compass the city, - and let, the armed host, pass on before the ark of Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
And he said to the people, "Go forward; march around the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD."

THE MESSAGE
Then he told the people, "Set out! March around the city. Have the armed guard march before the Chest of God ."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he said to the people, "Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of the LORD."

Contextual Overview

⁶ Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent for the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the agreement, and let seven priests take seven horns in their hands and go before the ark of the Lord. ⁷ And he said to the people, Go forward, circling the town, and let the armed men go before the ark of the Lord. ⁸ So after Joshua had said this to the people, the seven priests with their seven horns went forward before the Lord, blowing on their horns: and the ark of the Lord's agreement went after them. ⁹ And the armed men went before the priests who were blowing the horns, and the mass of the people went after the ark, blowing their horns. ¹⁰ 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. ¹¹ So he made the ark of the Lord go all round the town once: then they went back to the tents for the night. ¹² And early in the morning Joshua got up, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. ¹³ 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. ¹⁴ The second day they went all round the town once, and then went back to their tents: and so they did for six days. ¹⁵ 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that is armed: Joshua 6:3, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 4:13

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
And after a time, when men were increasing on the earth, and had daughters,

Genesis 6:2
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

Genesis 6:3
And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 6:4
There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name.

Genesis 6:20
Two of every sort of bird and cattle and of every sort of living thing which goes on the earth will you take with you to keep them from destruction.

Genesis 6:22
And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.

Psalms 37:20
But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.

Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.

Hosea 4:3
Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto the people, pass on, and compass the city,.... The women and children, the young men under twenty years of age, the unarmed part of the camp, as distinguished from the armed men:

and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord; to guard the ark, protect the priests, and defend the people, should any sally be made by the enemy upon them. These seem to design all the males that were above twenty years of age able to bear arms, and fit for war; though some restrain it to the forty thousand of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, Joshua 1:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He said - The reading in the Hebrew text is “they said.” Joshua no doubt issued his orders through the “officers of the people” (compare Joshua 1:10).

Him that is armed - i. e. the warriors generally, not a division only. “The rereward” Joshua 6:9 was merely a detachment, and not a substantial portiere of the host; and was told off, perhaps, from the tribe of Dan (compare the marginal reference) to close the procession and guard the ark from behind. Thus the order would be

(1) the warriors,

(2) the seven priests blowing the cornets,

(3) the ark,

(4) the rear-guard.