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Berean Standard Bible

“And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city. ””

Joshua 6:5

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God has given Joshua strange instructions for taking Jericho: march around the city once a day for six days with the priests carrying trumpets and the ark, then seven times on the seventh day.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city. ”

World English Bible (WEB)

It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the city wall shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up, every man straight in front of him.”

King James Version (KJV)

And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram`s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And at the sound of a long note on the horns, let all the people give a loud cry; and the wall of the town will come down flat, and all the people are to go straight forward.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando tocaren prolongadamente el cuerno de carnero, así que oyereis el sonido de la bocina, todo el pueblo gritará á gran voz, y el muro de la ciudad caerá debajo de sí: entonces el pueblo subirá cada uno en derecho de sí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces, cuando ellos den un trompetazo largo y estridente, todo el pueblo dará un gran grito y las murallas de la ciudad caerán; entonces entrarán en la ciudad desde todas las direcciones».

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