New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 6:4-13
4Also sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.NimH3548shall carryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727;then on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּוֹם֙u.vai.yOmH3117you shall marchH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall blowיִתְקְע֖וּyit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.
5It shall be that when they makeH4900a longH4900blastH4900with the ram’sהַיּוֹבֵ֗לhai.yo.VelH3104hornבְּקֶ֣רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161,and when you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.khemH8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall shoutיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643;and the wallחוֹמַ֤תcho.MatH2346of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will fallוְנָ֨פְלָ֜הve.Na.fe.LahH5307downH5307flatתַּחְתֶּ֔יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971will goוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927up everyH376manH376straightH5048aheadH5048.”
6So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Takeשְׂא֖וּse.'UH5375up the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285,and let sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםkho.ha.NimH3548carryיִשְׂאוּ֙yis.'UH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙shof.rOtH7782of rams’יוֹבְלִ֔יםyov.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”
8And it was so,that when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091had spokenכֶּאֱמֹ֣רke.'e.MorH559to the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,the sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375the sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentH5674forwardH5674and blewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782;and the arkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068followedהֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ho.Lekh 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980H310them.
9The armedוְהֶחָל֣וּץve.he.cha.LutzH2502men wentהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548who blewתֹּקְעֵ֖יta.ke.'uH8628the trumpetsהַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782, andthe rearH622guardH622cameהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the arkהָאָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,while they continuedהָל֖וֹךְha.LokhH1980to blowוְתָק֥וֹעַve.ta.Ko.a'H8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.
10But Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680the peopleהָעָם֩ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “You shall not shoutתָרִ֙יעוּ֙ta.Ri.'uH7321norH3808let your voiceקוֹלְכֶ֔םkol.KhemH6963be heardתַשְׁמִ֣יעוּtash.Mi.'uH8085norH3808let a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697proceedיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318out of your mouthמִפִּיכֶ֖םmi.pi.KhemH6310,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117I tellאָמְרִ֧י'a.me.RiH559you, ‘Shoutהָרִ֖יעוּha.Ri.'uH7321!’Then you shall shoutוַהֲרִיעֹתֶֽם׃va.ha.ri.'o.TemH7321!”
11So he had the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takenH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,circlingהַקֵּ֖ףha.KefH5362itonceפַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑תPa.'am 'e.ChatH259H6471;then they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264and spentH3885the nightH3885in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פBa.ma.cha.NehH4264.
13The sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375the sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֜וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיֹּבְלִ֗יםhai.yoe.LimH3104hornsH3104beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980on continuallyהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,and blewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782;and the armedוְהֶחָלוּץ֙ve.he.cha.LutzH2502men wentהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440them andthe rearH622guardH622cameהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,while they continuedהָל֖וֹךְho.lekhH1980to blowוְתָק֥וֹעַve.ta.Ko.a'H8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ba.sho.fa.RotH7782.
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
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