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

before the Lord

Joshua 6:3,4 Go round about the city all ye fighting men once a day: so shall ye do for six days. . . .

Numbers 32:20 And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:

Context
The Walls of Jericho
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,9And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.…
Cross References
Joshua 6:7
And he said to the people: Go, and compass the city, armed, marching before the ark of the Lord.

Joshua 6:9
And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.

Lexicon
After Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

had spoken
כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר (ke·’ĕ·mōr)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

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

seven
וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה (wə·šiḇ·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

priests
הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

carrying
נֹשְׂאִים֩ (nō·śə·’îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take

seven
שִׁבְעָ֨ה (šiḇ·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

trumpets
שׁוֹפְר֤וֹת (šō·wp̄·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7782: A cornet, curved horn

before
לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

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

advanced
עָבְר֕וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

and blew
וְתָקְע֖וּ (wə·ṯā·qə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman

the trumpets,
בַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת (baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7782: A cornet, curved horn

and the ark
וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ (wa·’ă·rō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 727: A chest, ark

of the covenant
בְּרִ֣ית (bə·rîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1285: A covenant

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

followed
הֹלֵ֖ךְ (hō·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

them.
אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part


Additional Translations
After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven trumpets before the LORD advanced and blew the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

And it was so, that, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams horns before Jehovah passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them.

Charge the people to go round, and encompass the city; and let your men of war pass on armed before the Lord.

And it came to pass when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before Jehovah passed on and blew with the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went after them.

And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken unto the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before the LORD passed on, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh advanced, and blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.

And it cometh to pass, when Joshua speaketh unto the people, that the seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before Jehovah have passed over and blown with the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is going after them;
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