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

2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

Read the full chapter: Joshua 6 — The Battle of Jericho →

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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