Joshua 6:16

Joshua 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.
• New International Version (NIV)The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!
• English Standard Version (ESV)And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout, for the Lord has given you the city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the seventh time it happened, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people: “Shout, for the Lord has given you the city!

Context of Joshua 6:16

14That is how they marched round the city on the second day. They marched round once and then they returned to their tents. They did the same thing for six days. 15On the seventh day, they got up at dawn again. They marched round the city as they had done before. But this time they did it seven times. The seventh time, the priests made a long, loud noise on their trumpets. Joshua told the people, ‘Shout aloud to attack! The Lord has given the city to you! 17The city and everything that is in it belongs to the Lord, so destroy it all. Only the prostitute Rahab and all the people who are with her in her house will live. This is because she hid the two men that we sent. 18Be careful! Do not take for yourselves the valuable things that belong to the Lord. If you do that, you will cause bad trouble to come to the whole Israelite army. The Lord will destroy us all.

Joshua 6:16 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ בַּפַּ֣עַם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית תָּקְע֥וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אֶל־הָעָם֙ הָרִ֔יעוּ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass at the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• timeפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• when the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• blewתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• with the trumpetsשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Shoutרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Joshua 6:16

• Joshua 6:5Then they will make one long loud noise with their trumpets. As soon as you hear this, all the soldiers must give a loud shout. Then the city walls will fall down. The whole army will go straight into the city.’
• Judges 7:20Then all three groups of Israelite soldiers made a noise with their trumpets that they held in the right hands. They broke their pots and they held their burning branches in their left hands. Then they shouted, ‘Fight for the Lord and for Gideon!’
• 2 Chronicles 13:15Judah's soldiers shouted very loudly. As King Abijah led Judah's soldiers into the battle, the Lord knocked down Jeroboam and all Israel's army.
• 2 Chronicles 20:22As the musicians began to sing, the Lord suddenly made the soldiers of Judah's enemies confused.

Commentaries on Joshua 6:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!": This was not meant to make Jericho’s walls fall. Instead, Joshua called the Israelites to celebrate the victory that God had already given them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. it came to pass at the seventh time, ... Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city--This delay brought out their faith and obedience in so remarkable a manner, that it is celebrated by the apostle (He 11:30).Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 6:16

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• Joshua
• Accursed
• Adjure
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• Jericho
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• Ark of the Covenant
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Commentaries on Joshua 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings