Joshua 6:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 6:20 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 →
וַיָּ֣רַע
rûwaʻ
H7321
to shout
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַֽיִּתְקְע֖וּ
tâqaʻ
H8628
to blow
בַּשֹּֽׁפָר֑וֹת
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
הַשּׁוֹפָ֗ר
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וַיָּרִ֤יעוּ
rûwaʻ
H7321
to shout
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
תְּרוּעָ֣ה
tᵉrûwʻâh
H8643
alarm
גְדוֹלָ֔ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַתִּפֹּ֨ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
הַֽחוֹמָ֜ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
תַּחְתֶּ֗יהָ
tachath
H8478
under
וַיַּ֨עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הָעָ֤ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הָעִ֨ירָה֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
נֶגְדּ֔וֹ
neged
H5048
before
וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ
lâkad
H3920
to capture
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעִֽיר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it happened, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
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King James Version Public Domain
So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the people shouted, and they blew on the shofars. And it happened, when the people heard the sound of the shofar and the people shouted a great shout, that the wall fell under itself, and the people went up to the city, a man in front of him, and they captured the city.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).