Joshua 6:7
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And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.

that is armed

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

Joshua 1:14 Your wives, and children; and cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan: but pass you over armed before your brethren all of you that are strong of hand, and fight for them,

Joshua 4:13 And forty thousand fighting men by their troops and bands, marched through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.

Context
The Walls of Jericho
6Then Joshua, the son of Nun, called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord. 7And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.8And when Joshua had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,…
Cross References
Joshua 6:6
Then Joshua, the son of Nun, called the priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the covenant: and let seven other priests take the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the Lord.

Joshua 6:8
And when Joshua had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

Lexicon
And
ויאמרו (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

he told
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

the people,
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“Advance
עִבְר֖וּ (‘iḇ·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

and march around
וְסֹ֣בּוּ (wə·sōb·bū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

the city,
הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

with the armed
וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ (wə·he·ḥā·lūṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen

troops
יַעֲבֹ֕ר (ya·‘ă·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

going ahead of
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

the ark
אֲר֥וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 727: A chest, ark

of the LORD.”
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”And he said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.

And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of Jehovah.

And let seven priests having seven sacred trumpets proceed thus before the Lord, and let them sound loudly; and let the ark of the covenant of the Lord follow.

And he said to the people, Pass on, go round the city, and they that are armed shall pass on before the ark of Jehovah.

And they said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed men pass on before the ark of the LORD.

And he said to the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.

They said to the people, "Advance! March around the city, and let the armed men pass on before Yahweh's ark."

and He said unto the people, 'Pass over, and compass the city, and he who is armed doth pass over before the ark of Jehovah.'
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