Joshua 6:15

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י ha.she.vi.'I	H7637	seventh · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
early	וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙מוּ֙ vai.yash.Ki.mu	H7925	literally · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
dawning	כַּעֲל֣וֹת ka.'a.Lot	H5927	to ascend · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
day	הַשַּׁ֔חַר ha.Sha.char	H7837	dawn (literal · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
compassed	וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ vai.ya.So.bu	H5437	to revolve · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
city	הָעִ֛יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
manner	כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט ka.mish.Pat	H4941	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
seven	שֶׁ֣בַע She.va'	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
times	פְּעָמִ֑ים pe.'a.Mim	H6471	a stroke · noun, common masculine plural absolute
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
compassed	סָבְב֥וּ sa.ve.Vu	H5437	to revolve · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
city	הָעִ֖יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
seven	שֶׁ֥בַע She.va'	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
times	פְּעָמִֽים pe.'a.Mim	H6471	a stroke · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre…
2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the d…

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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 6:15

on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city . . . seven times--on account of the seven circuits they had to make that day. It is evident, however, that the militia only of the Israelites had been called to the march--for it is inconceivable that two millions of people could have gone so frequently round the city in a day.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 6:15

The seventh day - they rose early - Because on this day they had to encompass the city seven times; a proof that the city could not have been very extensive, else this going round it seven times, and having time sufficient left to sack and destroy it, would have been impossible. It is evident that in the course of these seven days there must have been a Sabbath, and that on this Sabbath the host must have encompassed the city as on the other days: the Jews themselves allow this, and Rab. De Kimchi says "He who had ordained the observance of the Sabbath commanded it to be broken for the destruction of Jericho." But it does not appear that there could be any breach in the Sabbath by the people…

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John Gill on Joshua 6:15

And it came to pass on the seventh day,.... Which Jarchi says was the Sabbath day, and which is a common notion of the Jews (c); but whether it was or not, it is certain that one of these seven days must be a sabbath, in which the several things ordered were done, and the procession made. Kimchi observes, that their Rabbins say this was the sabbath day; and he adds, what is pretty remarkable,"though they slew and burnt on the sabbath day, he that commanded the sabbath commanded to profane the sabbath in the subduing of Jericho;''with which compare what our Lord says, Matthew 12:3, that they rose early, about the dawning of the day; having seven times the work to do they did on the other six…

The Church Fathers

But what was done then to the city of Jericho, as we have said, was done in symbol, since now this very thing happens in reality. For we read that at that time the priests circled the aforementioned city continuously for seven days and that, although a band of armed men was unable to take it, it was overthrown by the sound of trumpets coming from all sides—of trumpets, I say, not played by a rough soldier but sounded by a consecrated priest. Who would not fear a person's trumpet if he did not fear his sword? After seven days, therefore, the walls that were circled fell at the priestly trumpets; we read that in seven days the works of this world were completed. You see, then, that with this number seven it is not so much one city that is destroyed by the priests as the wickedness of the whole world that is destroyed. For just as in the naming of a single city the condition of the whole world is symbolized, so also the course of seven days indicates the space of seven thousand years during which the trumpets of priestly preaching announce destruction to the world and threaten judgment, as it is written: "For the world will also perish and all the things that are in the world, but the one who does the will of the Lord endures forever."
— Maximus of Turin, SERMON 94.2

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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
Miracles Wrought Through Servants Of God · Joshua: Jericho taken — Joshua: Jericho taken
Morning · Began with first dawn — Began with first dawn
Rising · .Joshua — .Joshua
Sieges · Mentioned in scripture: Jericho — Mentioned in scripture: Jericho
Trumpet · In the siege of — In the siege of

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 6:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:6-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:15

Adam Clarke on Joshua 6:15

John Gill on Joshua 6:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 6:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:6-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 6:15

Adam Clarke on Joshua 6:15

John Gill on Joshua 6:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 6:1-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 6:6–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 6:15

Rashi on Joshua 6:15