Joshua
Joshua 6:6–7
6So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”
7And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
Word by word
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Joshua 6:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| son | בִּן־ | bin- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nun | נוּן֙ | nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5126 Nun, Non |
| summoned | וַיִּקְרָ֞א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the priests | הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Take up | שְׂא֖וּ | śə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the covenant | הַבְּרִ֑ית | hab·bə·rîṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| and have seven | וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה | wə·šiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| priests | כֹֽהֲנִ֗ים | ḵō·hă·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| carry | יִשְׂאוּ֙ | yiś·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| seven | שִׁבְעָ֤ה | šiḇ·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| rams’ horns | יוֹבְלִ֔ים | yō·wḇ·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3104 ram, ram's horn, cornet |
| in front | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the ark | אֲר֥וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Joshua 6:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he told | וַיֹּאמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Advance | עִבְר֖וּ | ‘iḇ·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| and march around | וְסֹ֣בּוּ | wə·sōb·bū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| the city | הָעִ֑יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| with the armed troops | וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ | wə·he·ḥā·lūṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2502 draw off or out, withdraw |
| going | יַעֲבֹ֕ר | ya·‘ă·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| ahead of | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the ark | אֲר֥וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 6:6 Acts 9:1 · Deuteronomy 20:2–4
Joshua 6:7 Joshua 4:13 · Joshua 6:3 · Joshua 1:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.