6:7a

And: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as And introduces the next event in the storyline. Use a connector that is natural in your language.

he told: The word he refers to Joshua.

the people: The word people refers to the Israelite priests and the soldiers.

6:7b

Advance: The Hebrew phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Advance is more literally “pass on.” This is a command and a Hebrew idiom. It indicates that the soldiers and the priests should begin to walk.

march around the city: The Hebrew phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as march around the city is a command. It indicates that the soldiers should walk around the town.

6:7c

with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD: Joshua commanded that some of the soldiers must walk in front of the ark. There is implied information. Only some of the soldiers walked in front of the ark. There were also soldiers following the ark (see 6:9).

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

have one group of soldiers walk in front of the ark of Yahweh
-or-
with an advance guard going on ahead of the Lord ’s Covenant Box (Good News Translation)

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