Joshua 6:2 (YLT)

Passage

And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, `See, I have given into thy hand Jericho and its king--mighty ones of valour,

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:1 (And Jericho shutteth itself up, and is shut up, because of the presence of the sons of Israel--none going out, and none coming in;)

Joshua 6:2 And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, `See, I have given into thy hand Jericho and its king--mighty ones of valour,

Joshua 6:3 and ye have compassed the city--all the men of battle--going round the city once; thus thou dost six days;

Joshua 6:4 and seven priests do bear seven trumpets of the jubilee before the ark, and on the seventh day ye compass the city seven times, and the priests blow with the trumpets,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "saith", "joshua", "given", "hand", "jericho", "king--mighty", and "ones". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And Jericho shutteth itself up and is..." into verse 3's "and ye have compassed the city--all the...", so "jehovah" and "saith" 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 "jehovah" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.