New American Standard Bible 2020
Joshua 6:4-13
4Also sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹהֲנִ֡יםkho.ha.NimH3548shall carryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֤וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙hai.yov.LimH3104hornsH3104in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the 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 makeH4900aH4900longH4900blastH4900with 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.'AmH5971shall goוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927upH5927,everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376straightH5048aheadH5048.”
6So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “TakeH5375upH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantהַבְּרִ֑יתha.be.RitH1285,and have sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsכֹֽהֲנִ֗יםkho.ha.NimH3548carryH5375sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙shof.rOtH7782of rams’יוֹבְלִ֔יםyov.LimH3104hornsH3104in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”
7Thenhe saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.yo.me.ruH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “GoH5674forwardH5674and marchH5437aroundH5437the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and the armedוְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץve.He.cha.LutzH2502menH2502shall goH5674onH5674aheadלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the 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.
9And the armedוְהֶחָל֣וּץve.he.cha.LutzH2502menH2502wentהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980aheadלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the 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.'uH8085,norH3808let a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697proceedיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318from 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 spentH3885theH3885nightH3885in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פBa.ma.cha.NehH4264.
13Thenthe sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הve.shiv.'AhH7651priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548carryingנֹשְׂאִים֩no.se.'ImH5375the sevenשִׁבְעָ֨הshiv.'AhH7651trumpetsשׁוֹפְר֜וֹתshof.RotH7782of rams’הַיֹּבְלִ֗יםhai.yoe.LimH3104hornsH3104in frontלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980on continuallyהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,and blewוְתָקְע֖וּve.ta.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782;and the armedוְהֶחָלוּץ֙ve.he.cha.LutzH2502menH2502wentהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980aheadלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440of them, 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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