Joshua 6:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Trumpets of rams' horns, х showpªrowt (H7782) hayowbªliym (H3104)] - trumpets of alarms (see also Joshua 6:6) [synonymous with qeren (H7161) hayowbeel (H3104)] (Joshua 6:5: cf. Exodus 19:13 with Joshua 6:16).

Joshua 6:4

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.