Joshua 6:8
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And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
In other translations
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כֶּאֱמֹרke'emorwhen had saidH559יְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua'JoshuaH3091אֶל־'el-toH413הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וְשִׁבְעָהveshiv'ahand sevenH7651הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548נֹשְׂאִיםnose'im[who] were carryingH5375שִׁבְעָהshiv'ahsevenH7651שׁוֹפְרוֹתshofrot[the] trumpets ofH7782הַיּוֹבְלִיםhaiyovlim<the> rams' hornsH3104לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עָבְרוּ'averuthey passed onH5674וְתָקְעוּvetake'uand they gave a blastH8628בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹתbashofaroton the trumpetsH7782וַאֲרוֹןva'aronand [the] ark ofH727בְּרִיתberit[the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הֹלֵךְholekh[was] goingH1980אַחֲרֵיהֶם׃'achareihemafter themH310
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 32:20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
- Joshua 6:3-43 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.3 March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.
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