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Joshua 6:15–16

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6:15On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn23 and marched around the city as before—only this time they marched around it seven times.24 6:16The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army,25 “Give the battle cry,26 for the Lord is handing the city over to you!27

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  1. 23 Heb “On the seventh day they rose early, when the dawn ascended.”
  2. 24 Heb “and they went around the city according to this manner seven times, only on that day they went around the city seven times.”
  3. 25 Heb “the people.”
  4. 26 Or “the shout.”
  5. 27 Heb “for the Lord has given to you the city.” The verbal form is a perfect, probably indicating certitude here.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Early on the seventh day, they started at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same way. That was the only day they marched around the city seven times. After the seventh time, the priests blew the rams’ horns, and Joshua said to the troops, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city.

NLTNew Living Translation

On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times. The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the town!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then on the seventh day they rose early at dawn, and they marched around the city in this manner seven times. It was only on that day that they marched around the city seven times. And at the seventh time the priests blew on the trumpets, and Joshua said to the people, “Shout! For Yahweh has given you the city.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 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.