Joshua 6:12 (DBY)

Passage

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, Shout; then shall ye shout.

Joshua 6:11 And the ark of Jehovah went round the city, encompassing [it] once; and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

Joshua 6:12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests carried the ark of Jehovah.

Joshua 6:13 And the seven priests carrying the seven blast-trumpets before the ark of Jehovah went on and blew continually with the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, and the rearguard went after the ark of Jehovah; they blew with the trumpets in marching.

Joshua 6:14 And on the second day they went round the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did six days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "rose", "early", "morning", "priests", "carried", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "rose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And the ark of Jehovah went round..." into verse 13's "And the seven priests carrying the seven...", so "joshua" and "rose" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "joshua" and "rose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.