Joshua 6:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 6:8 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כֶּאֱמֹ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָם֒
ʻam
H5971
people
וְשִׁבְעָ֣ה
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
נֹשְׂאִים֩
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
שִׁבְעָ֨ה
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
שׁוֹפְר֤וֹת
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙
yôwbêl
H3104
ram's horn
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עָבְר֕וּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
וְתָקְע֖וּ
tâqaʻ
H8628
to blow
בַּשּֽׁוֹפָר֑וֹת
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וַֽאֲרוֹן֙
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
בְּרִ֣ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הֹלֵ֖ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
ʼachar
H310
after
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns before Yahweh passed on, and blew the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh followed them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that seven priests carrying seven shofars of rams to the face of Yahweh passed over and blew on the shofars. And the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh was going behind them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).