Joshua 6:10 “But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let…”

Joshua 6:10

But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Joshua commanded the people, saying, “You shall not shout nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.”

American Standard Version

And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

Geneva Bible 1599

(Nowe Ioshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall nor shout, neither make any noyse with your voyce, neither shall a worde proceede out of your mouth, vntill the day that I say vnto you, Shout, then shall ye shoute)

Darby Translation

And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, Shout; then shall ye shout.

Young's Literal Translation

and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, 'Ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, Shout ye — then ye have shouted.'

Bible in Basic English

And to the people Joshua gave an order, saying, You will give no cry, and make no sound, and let no word go out of your mouth till the day when I say, Give a loud cry; then give a loud cry.

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Cross references

“any noise with your voice”

Isaiah 42:2 Matthew 12:19

Isaiah 42:2 · BSB

He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.

Matthew 12:19 · BSB

He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

“until the day”

Luke 24:49 Isaiah 28:16 Acts 1:7 2 Samuel 5:23 2 Samuel 5:24

Luke 24:49 · BSB

And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Isaiah 28:16 · BSB

So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

Acts 1:7 · BSB

Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

2 Samuel 5:23 · BSB

So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

2 Samuel 5:24 · BSB

As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.

11So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.

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