Then he saidto the people,"Goforward,and marcharoundthe city,and let the armedmen goon beforethe arkof the LORD."
"Your wives,your littleones,and your cattleshall remainin the landwhichMosesgaveyou beyondthe Jordan,but you shall crossbeforeyour brothersin battlearray,allyour valiantwarriors,and shall helpthem,
about 40,000equippedfor war,crossedfor battlebeforethe LORDto the desertplainsof Jericho.
"You shall marcharoundthe city,allthe menof warcirclingthe cityonce.You shall dosofor sixdays.
So Joshuathe sonof Nuncalledthe priestsand saidto them, "Takeup the arkof the covenant,and let sevenpriestscarryseventrumpetsof rams'hornsbeforethe arkof the LORD."
And it was [so], that when Joshuahad spokento the people,the sevenpriestscarryingthe seventrumpetsof rams'hornsbeforethe LORDwentforwardand blewthe trumpets;and the arkof the covenantof the LORDfollowedthem.
