Joshua 6:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.”

Joshua 6:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 6:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 6:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.”

Joshua 6:1 — World English Bible

Joshua 6:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.”

Joshua 6:1 — American Standard Version

Joshua 6:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“(And Jericho shutteth itself up, and is shut up, because of the presence of the sons of Israel--none going out, and none coming in;)”

Joshua 6:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 6:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now Jericho was shut up and was barred, because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.”

Joshua 6:1 — Darby Translation

Joshua 6:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now Iericho was shut vp, and closed, because of the children of Israel: none might go out nor enter in.”

Joshua 6:1 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 6:1 in Context — Joshua 6

1 Jéricho était fermée et barricadée devant les enfants d’Israël. Personne ne sortait, et personne n’entrait.

2 L’Éternel dit à Josué: Vois, je livre entre tes mains Jéricho et son roi, ses vaillants soldats.

3 Faites le tour de la ville, vous tous les hommes de guerre, faites une fois le tour de la ville. Tu feras ainsi pendant six jours.

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What Does Joshua 6:1 Mean?

Joshua 6:1 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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