KJV King James Version
So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about [it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joshua 6:11
So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about [it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
WEB World English Bible
So he caused the ark of Yahweh to go around the city, going about it once. Then they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
ASV American Standard Version
So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.
Surrounding context — Joshua 6
8 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.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, [the priests] going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall [any] word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about [it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
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.
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וַיַּסֵּ֤בH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnאֲרוֹן־H727 · a.ronarkיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעִ֔ירH5892 · irexcitementהַקֵּ֖ףH5362 · na.qaphto strikeפַּ֣עַםH6471 · pa.ambeatאֶחָ֑תH259 · e.chadoneוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙H935 · boto come (in): comeהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampוַיָּלִ֖ינוּH3885 · lunto lodgeבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פH4264 · ma.cha.nehcamp
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