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Joshua 6:13

Joshua 6:13 is verse 13 of Joshua chapter 6, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.

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King James Version

And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

World English Bible

The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of Yahweh’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after Yahweh’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.

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Joshua 6:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible

11 So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.

12 Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.

13 And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.

14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

15 Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.

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Hebrew words

וְשִׁבְעָ֣הand sevenהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםthe priestsנֹשְׂאִים֩[who] were carryingשִׁבְעָ֨הsevenשׁוֹפְר֜וֹת[the] trumpets ofהַיֹּבְלִ֗ים<the> rams' hornsלִפְנֵי֙<to> beforeאֲר֣וֹן[the] ark ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehהֹלְכִ֣ים[were] walkingהָל֔וֹךְcontinuously <to walk>וְתָקְע֖וּand they gave blastsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתon the trumpetsוְהֶחָלוּץ֙and the armed [man]הֹלֵ֣ךְ[was] walkingלִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם<to> before themוְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ףand the rearguardהֹלֵךְ֙[was] walkingאַֽחֲרֵי֙behindאֲר֣וֹן[the] ark ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehהָל֖וֹךְwalkingוְתָק֥וֹעַand giving blastsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹתon the trumpets

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Chronicles 15:26

And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

Matthew 24:13

But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Galatians 6:9

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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