King James Version

Joshua 6:11

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

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וַיַּסֵּ֤בvayasevand bringסָבַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…אֲרוֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעִ֔ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.הַקֵּ֖ףhaqefcompassנָקַףverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “compass”, the verb used for emphasisH5362to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulatecompass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.פַּ֣עַםpaamanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “anvil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.אֶחָ֑תechatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙vayavovand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הhamachanehthe armyמַחֲנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.וַיָּלִ֖ינוּvayalinvand be leftלוּןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be left”, the next action in the storyH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽהbamachanehin armyמַחֲנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So he caused the ark of Jehovah to compass the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.

World English Bible

So he caused Yahweh’s ark to go around the city, circling it once. Then they came into the camp, and stayed in the camp.

Darby Translation

And the ark of Jehovah went round the city, encompassing [it] once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So he caused the ark of the LORD to compass the city, going about it once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the ark of the covenant of God having gone round immediately returned into the camp, and lodged there.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ περιελθοῦσα ἡ κιβωτὸς τῆς διαθήκης τοῦ Θεοῦ εὐθέως ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐκεῖ.