Joshua 6:11

“So he had the ark of YHWH go around the city, circling it once; and they came into the camp and spent the night in the camp.”

Joshua 6:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 6:11, word by word

So he hadיַּסֵּבyasev

go around

To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.

Where else “yasev” appears
the arkאֲרוֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

Where else “aron” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
circling itהַקֵּףhakef

go around

To go around a city, or to enclose someone on every side.

Where else “hakef” appears
onceפַּעַםpaam

time

Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.

Where else “paam” appears
onceאֶחָתechat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echat” appears
and they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavou” appears
into the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

Where else “machane” appears
and spent the nightיָּלִינוּyalinu

spend the night

To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.

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The context

10But Joshua had commanded the people, saying, “You shall not raise the acclamation or let your voice be heard, and no word shall go out of your mouth until the day I say to you, ‘Raise the acclamation!’ Then you shall raise the acclamation.”

11 · This verse (above)

12Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of YHWH.

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