Joshua 6:13

And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
seven	וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה ve.shiv.'Ah	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
bearing	נֹשְׂאִים֩ no.se.'Im	H5375	to lift · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
seven	שִׁבְעָ֨ה shiv.'Ah	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
trumpets	שׁוֹפְר֜וֹת shof.Rot	H7782	a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn · noun, common feminine plural construct
rams’ horns	הַיֹּבְלִ֗ים hai.yoe.Lim	H3104	the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
before	לִפְנֵי֙ lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
ark	אֲר֣וֹן 'a.Ron	H727	a box · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
on	הֹלְכִ֣ים ho.le.Khim	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
continually	הָל֔וֹךְ ha.Lokh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal infinitive absolute
blew	וְתָקְע֖וּ ve.ta.ke.'U	H8628	to clatter · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
trumpets	בַּשּׁוֹפָר֑וֹת ba.sho.fa.Rot	H7782	a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
men	וְהֶחָלוּץ֙ ve.he.cha.Lutz	H2502	to pull off · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
went	הֹלֵ֣ךְ ho.Lekh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
before	לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם lif.nei.Hem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
rereward	וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף ve.ham.'a.Sef	H622	to gather for any purpose · conjunction + definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
came	הֹלֵךְ֙ ho.leKh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
after	אַֽחֲרֵי֙ 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
ark	אֲר֣וֹן 'a.Ron	H727	a box · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
on	הָל֖וֹךְ ho.lekh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal infinitive absolute
blowing	וְתָק֥וֹעַ ve.ta.Ko.a'	H8628	to clatter · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive absolute
trumpets	בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת ba.sho.fa.Rot	H7782	a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
1 Chronicles 15:26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven r…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:6-16

We have here an account of the cavalcade which Israel made about Jericho, the orders Joshua gave concerning it, as he had received them from the Lord and their punctual observance of these orders. We do not find that he gave the people the express assurances God had given him that he would deliver the city into their hands; but he tried whether they would obey orders with a general confidence that it would end well, and we find them very observant both of God and Joshua. I. Wherever the ark went the people attended it, Jos 6:9. The armed men went before it to clear the way, not thinking it any disparagement to them, though they were men of war, to be pioneers to the ark of God. If any obstac…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:12

Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord--The second day's procession seems to have taken place in the morning. In all other respects, down even to the smallest details, the arrangements of the first day continued to be the rule followed on the other six.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 6:9

The rereward came after the ark - The word מאסף measseph, from אסף asaph, to collect or gather up, may signify either the rereward, as our translation understands it, or the people who carried the baggage of the army; for on the seventh day this was necessary, as much fighting might be naturally expected in the assault, and they would need a supply of arms, darts, etc., as well as conveniences for those who might happen to be wounded: or the persons here intended might be such as carried the sacred articles belonging to the ark, or merely such people as might follow in the procession, without observing any particular order. The Jews think the division of Dan is meant, which always brought up…

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John Gill on Joshua 6:13

And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord,.... See Gill on Joshua 6:4, went on continually; or, "going they went" (b): kept on going, making no stop at all, until they had compassed the city: and blew with the trumpets; as they went along: and the armed men went before them, but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord; which the Targum paraphrases as on Joshua 6:9, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets; See Gill on Joshua 6:9. (b) "euntes eundo", Montanus.

Dictionary and topics

Jericho — Place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was…
Ark Of The Covenant · Miracles connected with: Fall of the walls of Jericho — Miracles connected with: Fall of the walls of Jericho
Decision · General references — General references
Miracles Wrought Through Servants Of God · Joshua: Jericho taken — Joshua: Jericho taken
Sieges · Mentioned in scripture: Jericho — Mentioned in scripture: Jericho
Trumpet · Ma — Ma

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 6:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:6-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:12

Adam Clarke on Joshua 6:9

John Gill on Joshua 6:13

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 6:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:6-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:12

Adam Clarke on Joshua 6:9

John Gill on Joshua 6:13

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 6:1-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 6:6–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 6:10-11

Rashi on Joshua 6:13