Joshua 6:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Joshua 6:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 6:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 6:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“On the seventh day, they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same way seven times. On this day only they marched around the city seven times.”

Joshua 6:15 — World English Bible

Joshua 6:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at 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.”

Joshua 6:15 — American Standard Version

Joshua 6:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they rise early, at the ascending of the dawn, and compass the city, according to this manner, seven times; (only, on that day they have compassed the city seven times);”

Joshua 6:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 6:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it was so that on the seventh day they rose early, about the morning-dawn, and went round the city after the same manner seven times; only on that day they went round the city seven times.”

Joshua 6:15 — Darby Translation

Joshua 6:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when the seuenth day came, they rose early, euen with the dawning of the day, and compassed the citie after ye same maner seuen times: only that day they compassed the citie seuen times.”

Joshua 6:15 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 6:15 in Context — 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.

14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.

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.

16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.

17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

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What Does Joshua 6:15 Mean?

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