Joshua 6:9 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 6:9

While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the armed men went before the priests that blew the trumpets, and the rearward went after the ark, the priests blowing the trumpets as they went.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The rereward came after the ark - The word מאסף measseph, from אסף asaph, to collect or gather up, may signify either the rereward, as our translation understands it, or the people who carried the baggage of the army; for on the seventh day this was necessary, as much fighting might be naturally expected in the assault, and they would need a supply of arms, darts, etc., as well as conveniences for those who might happen to be wounded: or the persons here intended might be such as carried the sacred articles belonging to the ark, or merely such people as might follow in the procession, without observing any particular order.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהֶחָל֣וּץ	ve.he.cha.Lutz	and the armed [man]	H2502 →
הֹלֵ֔ךְ	ho.Lekh	[was] walking	H1980 →
לִפְנֵי֙	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים	ha.Ko.ha.Nim	the priests	H3548 →
תֹּקְעֵ֖י	ta.ke.'u	[who] give a blast on	H8628 →
הַשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת	ha.sho.fa.Rot	<of> the trumpets	H7782 →
וְהַֽמְאַסֵּ֗ף	ve.ham.'a.Sef	and the rearguard	H622 →
הֹלֵךְ֙	ho.leKh	[was] walking	H1980 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	behind	H310 →
הָאָר֔וֹן	ha.'a.Ron	the ark	H727 →
הָל֖וֹךְ	ha.Lokh	walking	H1980 →
וְתָק֥וֹעַ	ve.ta.Ko.a'	and giving blasts	H8628 →
בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃	ba.sho.fa.Rot	on the trumpets	H7782 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
leads to
- Isaiah 52:12
  For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
- Jeremiah 33:6
  Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
- Psalms 37:6
  He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
- Jeremiah 30:17
  But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
- Malachi 4:2
  “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
Through
Joshua 6:13
And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed…
leads to
- Galatians 6:9
  Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Matthew 24:13
  But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- 1 Chronicles 15:26
  And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.