JOSHUA 6:3

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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

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Joshua 6:3 Translation & Meaning

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KJV Verse Original Hebrew Meaning/ Definition
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And ye shall compass וְסַבֹּתֶ֣ם To revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively compass
the city, הָעִ֗יר A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) city
all כֹּ֚ל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
ye (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
men אַנְשֵׁ֣י A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) men
of war, הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה A battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) war
and (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
go round about הַקֵּ֥יף To strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e., surround or circulate go round about
the city הָעִ֖יר A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) city
once. פַּ֣עַם A stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow) once
Thus כֹּ֥ה Properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now Thus
shalt thou do תַֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application do
six שֵׁ֥שֶׁת Six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth six
days. יָמִֽים׃ A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) days

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  • 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.

  • 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.




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