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Joshua 6:1

IsraelJericho
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

2 And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.

3 March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.

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BSB
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
KJV
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
WEB
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.
ASV
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
DARBY
Now Jericho was shut up and was barred, because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
BLB
And Jericho was tightly shut up because of the sons of Israel. None went out, and none came in.
ÅB
Jeriko holdt sine porter stengt og var fast tillukket for Israels barns skyld; ingen gikk ut, og ingen kom inn.
OTB
Nå var Jeriko lukket og stengt på grunn av israelittene; ingen gikk ut og ingen kom inn.
B1930
Jeriko holdt sine porter stengt og var fast tillukket for Israels barns skyld; ingen gikk ut, og ingen kom inn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 2:24

    “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”

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  • Joshua 2:9–14

    and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.

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  • Psalms 127:1

    Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

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  • Joshua 2:7

    So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut.

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