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Joshua 6:14-16
New English Translation
Joshua 6:14-16
New English Translation
14 They marched around the city one time on the second day, then returned to the camp. They did this six days in all.
15 On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn[a] and marched around the city as before—only this time they marched around it seven times.[b] 16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns, and Joshua told the army,[c] “Give the battle cry,[d] for the Lord is handing the city over to you![e]
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- Joshua 6:15 tn Heb “On the seventh day they rose early, when the dawn ascended.”
- Joshua 6:15 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.”
- Joshua 6:16 tn Heb “the people.”
- Joshua 6:16 tn Or “the shout.”
- Joshua 6:16 tn Heb “for the Lord has given to you the city.” The verbal form is a perfect, probably indicating certitude here.
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