Joshua 6:10

But Josue had commanded the people, saying: You shall not shout, nor shall your voice be heard, nor any word go out of your mouth: until the day come wherein I shall say to you: Cry, and shout.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.

11So the ark of the Lord went about the city once a day, and returning into the camp, abode there.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:23And David consulted the Lord: Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou deliver them into my hands? He answered: Go not up against them, but fetch a compass behind them, and thou shalt come upon them over against the pear trees.

Isaiah 42:2He shall not cry, nor have respect to person, neither shall his voice be heard abroad.

Luke 24:49And I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay you in the city till you be endued with power from on high.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 6:7-17

6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord . 7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord . 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… Read the whole commentary →

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