Joshua 6:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.”

Joshua 6:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 6:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 6:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.””

Joshua 6:10 — World English Bible

Joshua 6:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. ”

Joshua 6:10 — American Standard Version

Joshua 6:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, `Ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, Shout ye--then ye have shouted.'”

Joshua 6:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 6:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, Shout; then shall ye shout. ”

Joshua 6:10 — Darby Translation

Joshua 6:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(Nowe Ioshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall nor shout, neither make any noyse with your voyce, neither shall a worde proceede out of your mouth, vntill the day that I say vnto you, Shout, then shall ye shoute)”

Joshua 6:10 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 6:10 in Context — Joshua 6

8 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.

9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.

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What Does Joshua 6:10 Mean?

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