3And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round the city once: thus shalt thou do six days.


In Context

1 Now Jericho was closely shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

2 And the LORD said to Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and its king, and the mighty men of valor.

3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round 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 every man straight before him.

Joshua 6:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:3March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall compass the city, all [ye] men of war, [and] go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:3Go round about the city, all ye fighting men, once a day: so shall ye do for six days.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall go round the city, all the men of war, encompassing the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3All your men of war shall march around the city, going around the city once. You shall do this six days.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:3and ye have compassed the city — all the men of battle — going round the city once; thus thou dost six days;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:3And you shall compass the city, all you men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shall you do six days.