Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves for battle for Adonai,
Joshua 6:8 - Tree of Life Version And it was so. After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven kohanim carrying the seven shofarot of rams’ horns before Adonai went forward and blew the shofarot, and the ark of the covenant of Adonai followed them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. American Standard Version (1901) And it was so, that, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Jehovah passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them. Common English Bible As soon as Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying seven ram’s horn trumpets moved forward in front of the LORD. They blew the trumpets. The LORD’s covenant chest followed. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Joshua had finished his words, and the seven priests sounded the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Josue had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, |
Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves for battle for Adonai,
Then he said to the people, “Move forward, march around the city, and let the armed force march ahead of the ark of Adonai.”
Also the armed force went before the kohanim who blew the shofarot, and the rear guard came behind the ark, while the shofarot continued to blow.