Joshua 6:5

“And it shall be, when they make a long blast with the horn of the ram, when you hear the sound of the horn, that all the people shall raise a great acclamation, and the wall of the city will fall in its place, and the people shall go up, each man straight ahead.””

Joshua 6:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 6:5, word by word

And it shall beהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
they make a long blastמְשֹׁךְmeshoch

prolong

To make something last longer.

Where else “meshoch” appears
with the hornקֶרֶןkeren

horn

The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.

Where else “keren” appears
of the ramיּוֹבֵלyovel

ram's horn

The horn of a ram, blown like a trumpet.

Where else “yovel” appears
when you hearשָׁמְעֲshama

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shama” appears
the soundקוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

Where else “kol” appears
of the hornשּׁוֹפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

Where else “shofar” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
shall raiseיָרִיעוּyariu

shout, sound an alarm

Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.

Where else “yariu” appears
a greatגְדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gedola” appears
acclamationתְּרוּעָהterua

acclamation

A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.

Where else “terua” appears
and the wallחוֹמַתchomat

wall

Wall, city wall.

Where else “chomat” appears
of the cityעִירir

city

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

Where else “ir” appears
will fallנָפְלָהnafla

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

Where else “nafla” appears
shall go upעָלוּalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “alu” appears
each manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
straight aheadנֶגְדּnegd

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “negd” appears

The context

4And seven priests shall carry seven rams’ horns before the ark. And on the seventh day you shall go around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the horns.

5 · This verse (above)

6So Joshua son of Nun called to the priests and said to them, “Carry the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven rams’ horns before the ark of YHWH.”

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