Joshua 6:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 6:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
וַיַּשְׁכִּ֨מוּ֙
shâkam
H7925
to rise early
כַּעֲל֣וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הַשַּׁ֔חַר
shachar
H7837
dawn
וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעִ֛יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
שֶׁ֣בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
פְּעָמִ֑ים
paʻam
H6471
time
רַ֚ק
raq
H7535
only
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
סָבְב֥וּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
שֶׁ֥בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
פְּעָמִֽים
paʻam
H6471
time
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on the day they compassed the city seven times.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened on the seventh day that they got up early, as soon as the dawn had risen, and they circled the city according to this manner seven times. Only on that day they circled the city seven times.
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