Hebrews 11:30
28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of 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
And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:4–5
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
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