KJV King James Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
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Joshua 6:12
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and the priests bear the ark of Jehovah,
Surrounding context — Joshua 6
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.
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.
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Hebrews 11:7-8By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.Joshua 3:1And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.Deuteronomy 31:25That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,Joshua 6:6-8And 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.John 6:10-11And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.Genesis 22:3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.John 9:6-7When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,John 2:5-8His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].
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