Joshua 6:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.”

Joshua 6:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 6:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 6:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark. On the seventh day, you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.”

Joshua 6:4 — World English Bible

Joshua 6:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.”

Joshua 6:4 — American Standard Version

Joshua 6:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark, and on the seventh day ye compass the city seven times, and the priests blow with the trumpets,”

Joshua 6:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 6:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And seven priests shall carry before the ark seven blast-trumpets; and on the seventh day ye shall go round the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.”

Joshua 6:4 — Darby Translation

Joshua 6:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And seuen Priests shall beare seuen trumpets of rams hornes before the Arke: and the seuenth day ye shall compasse the citie seuen times, and the Priests shall blow with the trumpets.”

Joshua 6:4 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 6:4 in Context — Joshua 6

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.

4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.

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What Does Joshua 6:4 Mean?

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