And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.
and ye have compassed the city--all the men of battle--going round the city once; thus thou dost six days;
And ye shall go round the city, all the men of war, encompassing the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period