Hebrews 11:30
28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
- KJV
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
- WEB
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.
- ASV
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.
- DARBY
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.
- BLB
- By faith the walls of Jericho fell, having been encircled for seven days.
- ÅB
- Ved tro falt Jerikos murer, da de hadde gått omkring dem i syv dager.
- OTB
- Ved tro falt Jerikos murer etter at folket hadde marsjert rundt dem i syv dager.
- B1930
- Ved tro falt Jerikos murer, da de hadde gått omkring dem i syv dager.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 6:3–20
March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:4–5
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
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