What Does Joshua 6:16 Mean?

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“time”

a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)

“And it came to pass at the seventh”

seventh

“blew”

to clatter, i.e., slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become

“when the priests”

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

“with the trumpets”

a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“Joshua”

jehoshua (i.e., joshua), the jewish leader

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto the people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

“Shout”

to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e., shout (for alarm or joy)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“hath given”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“for the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“you the city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)