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corn of the land, neither did the children of Israel 6 Then Josue, the son of Nun, called the
use that food any more, but they ate of the corn priests, and said to them: Take the ark of the
of the present year of the land of Chanaan. covenant: and let seven other priests take the
13 And when Josue was in the field of the seven trumpets of the jubilee, and march before
city of Jericho, he lifted up his eyes, and saw a the ark of the Lord.
man standing over against him, holding a drawn 7 And he said to the people: Go, and compass
sword, and he went to him, and said: Art thou the city, armed, marching before the ark of the
one of ours, or of our adversaries? Lord.
14 And he answered: No: but I am prince of 8 And when Josue had ended his words, and
the host of the Lord, and now I am come. the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before
15 Josue fell on his face to the ground. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
worshipping, said: What saith my lord to his 9 And all the armed men went before, the rest
servant? of the common people followed the ark, and the
16 Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.
for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And 10 But Josue had commanded the people, say-
Josue did as was commanded him. ing: 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,
Chapter 6 and shout.

11 So the ark of the Lord went about the city
Now Jericho was close shut up and fenced, for once a day, and returning into the camp, abode
fear of the children of Israel, and no man durst there.
go out or come in. 12 And Josue rising before day, the priests
2 And the Lord said to Josue: Behold I took the ark of the Lord,
have given into thy hands Jericho, and the king 13 And seven of them seven trumpets, which
thereof, and all the valiant men. are used in the jubilee: and they went before
3 Go round about the city all ye fighting men the ark of the Lord, walking and sounding the
once a day: so shall ye do for six days. trumpets: and the armed men went before them,
4 And on the seventh day the priests shall take and the rest of the common people followed the
the seven trumpets, which are used in the ju- ark, and they blew the trumpets.
bilee, and shall go before the ark of the covenant: 14 And they went round about the city the
and you shall go about the city seven times, and second day once, and returned into the camp.
the priests shall sound the trumpets. So they did six days.
5 And when the voice of the trumpet shall 15 But the seventh day, rising up early, they
give a longer and broken tune, and shall sound went about the city, as it was ordered, seven
iu your ears, all the people shall shout together times.
with a very great shout, and the walls of the city 16 And when in the seventh going about the
shall fall to the ground, and they shall enter in priests sounded with the trumpets, Josue said to
every one at the place against which they shall all Israel: Shout: for the Lord hath delivered the
stand. city to you: