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The Walls of Jericho

Joshua 6:14

In 11 translations

BSB
So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
KJV
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
WEB
The second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. They did this six days.
ASV
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
LSV
And they go around the city once on the second day, and return to the camp; thus they have done [for] six days.
YLT
And they compass the city on the second day once, and turn back to the camp; thus they have done six days.
DBY
And on the second day they went round the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.
DRC
And they went round about the city the second day once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.
GNV
And the second day they compassed the citie once, and returned into the host: thus they did sixe dayes.
JPS
And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp; so they did six days.
LXXE
And all the rest of the multitude compassed the city six times from within a short distance, and went back again into the camp; this they did six days.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּסֹ֨בּוּ אֶת־הָעִ֜יר בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשֵּׁנִי֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה כֹּ֥ה עָשׂ֖וּ שֵׁ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃
LXX-Br
καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐσάλπισαν ταῖς σάλπιγξι, καὶ ὁ λοιπὸς ὄχλος ἅπας περιεκύκλωσε τὴν πόλιν ἑξάκις ἐγγύθεν, καὶ ἀπῆλθε πάλιν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν· οὕτως ἐποίει ἐπὶ ἓξ ἡμέρας.

Who and where

◆ War with Canaanites

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Part of

  • Rahab and the fall of Jericho Rahab hides two Israelite spies, lies to the king's messengers and wins a promise to spare her family. Israel circles Jericho as commanded; …

Cross-references most cited first

  • Joshua 6:11So 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.
  • Joshua 6:15Then 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.
  • Joshua 6:3March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.

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