King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel : none went out, and none came in.

KJVu: 1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel ; no one went out, and no one came in.

Notes: "Straitly" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5462 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "Passive participle, closed up = closely joined with tight seal."

KJV:   2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.

KJVu: 2 And the LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have given Jericho into your hand, and the king of it, and the mighty men of valor.

KJV:   3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

KJVu: 3 YOU shall march around the city, all YOU men of war, and go around the city once. Thus you shall do six days.

Notes: "Compass" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5437 with a Strong’s definition of "march, or walk, around, with accusative (city) Joshua 6:3,4,7,14,15 (twice in verse) (all J E)."

KJV:   4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

KJVu: 4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark; then on the seventh day YOU shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.

KJV:   5 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.

KJVu: 5 It shall come to pass, 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 wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him. "

KJV:   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.

KJVu: 6 Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. "

KJV:   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.

KJVu: 7 And he said to the people, "Pass on, and march around the city, and let him who is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. "

Notes: "Compass" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5437 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "march, or walk, around, with accusative (city) Joshua 6:3,4,7,14,15 (twice in verse) (all J E)."

KJV:   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 covenant of the LORD followed them.

KJVu: 8 Now it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets , and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

KJV:   9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

KJVu: 9 And the armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, with the priests continually blowing the trumpets.

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KJV:   10 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.

KJVu: 10 Joshua had commanded the people, saying, "YOU shall not shout, nor make any noise with YOUR voice, neither shall any word proceed out of YOUR mouth, until the day I tell YOU to shout; then YOU shall shout. "

KJV:   11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once : and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

KJVu: 11 So the ark of the LORD was marched around the city, going around it once , and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Notes: "About" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5362 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "compass about cut down, destroy, go round about, enclose, round -|- A primitive root; to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. Surround or circulate — compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round."

KJV:   12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

KJVu: 12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

KJV:   13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets : and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

KJVu: 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets ; and the armed men went before them; but the rear guard came after the ark of the LORD, the priests continually blowing the trumpets.

Notes: "On" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1980 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "Joshua 6:13 (JE) they were going along continually blowing on the trumpets."

KJV:   14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp : so they did six days.

KJVu: 14 The second day they marched around the city once, and returned to the camp ; so they did six days.

KJV:   15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times : only on that day they compassed the city seven times.

KJVu: 15 It came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early at the dawning of the day, and marched around the city in the same manner seven times ; but on that day they marched around the city seven times.

KJV:   16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

KJVu: 16 And it came to pass on the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout; for the LORD has given YOU the city.

KJV:   17 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD : only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

KJVu: 17 The city shall be doomed, it, and all that are in it, to the LORD ; only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Notes: "Accursed" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2764 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "accursed dedicated thing, appointed to utter destruction, Extermination -|- Or (Zecheriah 14:11) cherem {kheh'-rem}; from charam; physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination — (ac-)curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net."

KJV:   18 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

KJVu: 18 And YOU, surely keep yourselves from the doomed thing, lest YOU make yourselves doomed, when YOU take from the doomed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

Notes: "Wise" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7535 with a Strong’s definition of "but, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise."

KJV:   19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD : they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.

KJVu: 19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated to the LORD ; they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. "

KJV:   20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets : and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

KJVu: 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets ; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

KJV:   21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

KJVu: 21 And they utterly destroyed all that were in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

KJV:   22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

KJVu: 22 But Joshua said to the two men who spied out the country, "Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out the woman, and all that she has, as YOU swore to her. "

KJV:   23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.

KJVu: 23 And the young men who were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her relatives, and left them outside the camp of Israel.

Notes: "Kindred" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4940 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "family, kindred -|- From shaphah (compare shiphchah); a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. A tribe or people — family, kind(-red). ."

KJV:   24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

KJVu: 24 Then they burned the city with fire, and all that was in it; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

KJV:   25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day ; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

KJVu: 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwells in Israel to this day , because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

KJV:   26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho : he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

KJVu: 26 Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, "Cursed is the man before the LORD, who rises up and builds this city Jericho ; he shall lay the foundation of it with his firstborn, and with his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. "

Notes: "Adjured" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7650 with a Strong’s definition of "adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear ."

KJV:   27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

KJVu: 27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was spread throughout all the country.