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Joshua 6:14

What does Joshua 6:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 6:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The second day they went all round the town once, and then went back to their tents: and so they did for six days.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they compass the city on the second day once, and turn back to the camp; thus they have done six days.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they went round about the city the second day once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And on the second day they went round the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.

Context

v.13And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went.

v.14This passage

v.15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 6:3

    And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

  • Joshua 6:15

    And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at 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.

  • Joshua 6:11

    So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

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