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Joshua 6:12-14

The Fall of Jericho and the Devotion of the City to the LORD

The LORD gives Jericho into Joshua’s hand, Israel obeys the ark-centered battle command, the walls fall, Rahab is rescued, and Jericho is devoted to destruction, with its metals reserved for the LORD's treasury.

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12Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.

13And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.

14So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

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Verse 12

Cross-references

Hebrews 11:7Classic cross-referencesJoshua 3:1Classic cross-referencesDeuteronomy 31:25Classic cross-referencesGenesis 22:3Classic cross-referencesJohn 6:10Classic cross-references

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Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singulargot up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥םH7925Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe next morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרH1242Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּH5375Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe arkאֲר֥וֹןH727Noun - common singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 13

Cross-references

Galatians 6:9Classic cross-referencesMatthew 24:13Classic cross-referencesJoshua 6:9Classic cross-references1 Chronicles 15:26Classic cross-references2 Kings 5:10Classic cross-references

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And the sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֣הH7651Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֡יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralcarryingנֹשְׂאִים֩H5375Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralsevenשִׁבְעָ֨הH7651Number - masculine singularvvvשׁוֹפְר֜וֹתH7782Noun - masculine plural constructrams’ hornsהַיֹּבְלִ֗יםH3104Article | Noun - masculine pluralkept marchingהֹלְכִ֣יםH1980Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural. . .הָל֔וֹךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteaheadלִפְנֵי֙H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructof the arkאֲר֣וֹןH727Noun - common singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand blowingוְתָקְע֖וּH8628Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe hornsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹתH7782Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralThe armed troopsוְהֶחָלוּץ֙H2502Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularwentהֹלֵ֣ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin front of themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland the rear guardוְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ףH622Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularfollowedהֹלֵךְ֙H1980Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .אַֽחֲרֵי֙H310Prepositionthe arkאֲר֣וֹןH727Noun - common singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwhile the hornsבַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃H7782Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralkeptהוֹלֵךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolutesoundingוְתָק֥וֹעַH8628Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Verse 14

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So on the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙H8145Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayבַּיּ֤וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthey marched aroundוַיָּסֹ֨בּוּH5437Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe cityהָעִ֜ירH5892Article | Noun - feminine singularonceפַּ֣עַםH6471Noun - feminine singular construct. . .אַחַ֔תH259Number - feminine singularand returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הH4264Article | Noun - common singularThey didעָשׂ֖וּH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthisכֹּ֥הH3541Adverbfor sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתH8337Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִֽים׃H3117Noun - masculine plural
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