Joshua 6:3

6:3 Have all the warriors march around the city one time; do this for six days.

Joshua 6:11

6:11 So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time. Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there.

Joshua 6:15

6:15 On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn and marched around the city as before – only this time they marched around it seven times.


tn Heb “and go around the city, all [you] men of war, encircling the city one time.” The Hebrew verb וְסַבֹּתֶם (vÿsabbotem, “and go around”) is plural, being addressed to the whole army.

tn Heb “and he made the ark of the Lord go around the city, encircling one time.”

tn Heb “and they entered the camp and spent the night in the camp.”

tn Heb “On the seventh day they rose early, when the dawn ascended.”

tn Heb “and they went around the city according to this manner seven times, only on that day they went around the city seven times.”