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Joshua 6:13

11 So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.

12 Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.

And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.

14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.

15 Then on the seventh day, they got up at dawn and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. That was the only day they circled the city seven times.

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BSB
And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.
KJV
And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
WEB
The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the LORD’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after the LORD’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.
ASV
And the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams` horns before the ark of Jehovah went on continually, and blew the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of Jehovah, [the priests] blowing the trumpets as they went.
DARBY
And the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah went on and blew continually with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, and the rearguard went after the ark of Jehovah; they blew with the trumpets in marching.
BLB
And the seven priests bearing the seven shofars of rams before the face of the ark of YHWH kept marching and blowing on the shofars—and the armed men went before their faces, and the rear guard came after the ark of YHWH—going on and blowing on the shofars.
ÅB
Og de syv prester som bar de syv larmbasuner foran Herrens ark, gikk og støtte ustanselig i basunene, og de væbnede menn gikk foran dem, og de som endte toget, gikk etter Herrens ark, mens der ustanselig støttes i basunene.
OTB
De syv prestene som bar de syv trompetene av værhorn gikk kontinuerlig foran Herrens ark, blåsende i trompetene, og de væpnede mennene gikk foran dem, og baktroppen fulgte Herrens ark, mens trompetene fortsatte å lyde.
B1930
Og de syv prester som bar de syv larmbasuner foran Herrens ark, gikk og støtte ustanselig i basunene, og de væbnede menn gikk foran dem, og de som endte toget, gikk efter Herrens ark, mens der ustanselig støttes i basunene.

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