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It will be when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, when you hear the sound of the shofar, have all the people shout a loud shout—then the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people will go up, everyone straight ahead.”

So Joshua son of Nun summoned the kohanim and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant. Let seven kohanim carry seven shofarot of rams’ horns before the ark of Adonai.” Then he said to the people, “Move forward, march around the city, and let the armed force march ahead of the ark of Adonai.”

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When you hear them sound a long blast(A) on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout;(B) then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”

So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.”(C) And he ordered the army, “Advance(D)! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark(E) of the Lord.”

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