Joshua 6:10 (DRB)

Passage

But Joshua had commanded the people, saying: You shall not shout, nor shall your voice be heard, nor any word go out of your mouth: until the day come wherein I shall say to you: Cry, and shout.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:8 And when Joshua had ended his words, and the seven priests blew the seven trumpets before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,

Joshua 6:9 And all the armed men went before, the rest of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets was heard on all sides.

Joshua 6:10 But Joshua had commanded the people, saying: You shall not shout, nor shall your voice be heard, nor any word go out of your mouth: until the day come wherein I shall say to you: Cry, and shout.

Joshua 6:11 So the ark of the Lord went about the city once a day, and returning into the camp, abode there.

Joshua 6:12 And Joshua rising before day, the priests took the ark of the Lord,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "commanded", "people", "saying", "shall", "shout", and "voice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "commanded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And all the armed men went before..." into verse 11's "So the ark of the Lord went...", so "joshua" and "commanded" 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 "commanded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.