Joshua 6:8

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

Translations

Joshua 6:8 - Amplified Bible

When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.

Joshua 6:8 - American Standard Version

And it was so, that, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams horns before Jehovah passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them.

Joshua 6:8 - Bible in Basic English

So after Joshua had said this to the people, the seven priests with their seven horns went forward before the Lord, blowing on their horns: and the ark of the Lord's agreement went after them.

Joshua 6:8 - Darby Bible

And it came to pass when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before Jehovah passed on and blew with the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went after them.

Joshua 6:8 - English Standard Version

And just as Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them.

Joshua 6:8 - King James Version

And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

Joshua 6:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y sucediò que después que Josué habìa hablado al pueblo, los siete sacerdotes que llevaban las siete trompetas de cuerno de carnero delante del SEÑOR, se adelantaron y tocaron las trompetas; y el arca del pacto del SEÑOR los seguìa.

Joshua 6:8 - The Message

And it happened. Joshua spoke, the people moved: Seven priests with their seven ram’s horn trumpets set out before God. They blew the trumpets, leading God’s Chest of the Covenant. The armed guard marched ahead of the trumpet-blowing priests; the rear guard was marching after the Chest, marching and blowing their trumpets.

Joshua 6:8 - New American Standard Bible

And it was {so,} that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the LORD went forward and blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

Joshua 6:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Después que Josué habìa hablado al pueblo, los siete sacerdotes que llevaban las siete trompetas de cuerno de carnero delante del SEÑOR, se adelantaron y tocaron las trompetas. Y el arca del pacto del SEÑOR los seguìa.

Joshua 6:8 - World English Bible

It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams` horns before Yahweh passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.

Joshua 6:8 - Young's Living Translation

And it cometh to pass, when Joshua speaketh unto the people, that the seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before Jehovah have passed over and blown with the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is going after them;

Joshua 6:8 - Additional Comments

Note who was to lead the army into battle -- the priests. God wanted everyone to know it was He who was giving the victory. (Even though in verse 9 some of the army went before the priests, it was the priests leading the army against Jericho.

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