Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
(And Jericho shutteth itself up, and is shut up, because of the presence of the sons of Israel--none going out, and none coming in;)
Now Jericho was shut up and was barred, because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period