Joshua 6:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ After Joshua finished speaking to the people, the seven priests began marching before the Lord. They carried the seven trumpets and blew them while they marched. The priests carrying the Lord’s Holy Box [26] followed them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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

⁸ 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)

⁸ 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

⁸ 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

⁸ 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

⁸ And when Josue had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

Joshua 6:8 Cross References

Numbers 32:20

So Moses told them, “If you do all of these things, then this land will belong to you. But your soldiers must go before the Lord into battle.

Joshua 6:7

Then Joshua ordered the people, “Now go! March around the city. The soldiers with weapons will march in front of the Holy Box [25] of the Lord.”

Joshua 6:9

The soldiers with weapons marched in front of the priests who were blowing the horns. And the rest of the men walked behind the Holy Box. {So they went around the city,} marching and blowing the trumpets.