⁷ And he ordered the army, “Advance^(A)! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark^(B) of the Lord.”

¹³ About forty thousand armed for battle^(A) crossed over^(B) before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.

³ March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.

¹⁴ Your wives,^(A) your children and your livestock may stay in the land^(B) that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle,^(C) must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites.^(D) You are to help them