Joshua 6:9 (YLT)

Passage

and he who is armed is going before the priests blowing the trumpets, and he who is gathering up is going after the ark, going on and blowing with the trumpets;

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:7 and He said unto the people, `Pass over, and compass the city, and he who is armed doth pass over before the ark of Jehovah.'

Joshua 6:8 And it cometh to pass, when Joshua speaketh unto the people, that the seven priests bearing seven trumpets of the jubilee before Jehovah have passed over and blown with the trumpets, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is going after them;

Joshua 6:9 and he who is armed is going before the priests blowing the trumpets, and he who is gathering up is going after the ark, going on and blowing with the trumpets;

Joshua 6:10 and the people hath Joshua commanded, saying, `Ye do not shout, nor cause your voice to be heard, nor doth there go out from your mouth a word, till the day of my saying unto you, Shout ye--then ye have shouted.'

Joshua 6:11 And the ark of Jehovah doth compass the city, going round once, and they come into the camp, and lodge in the camp.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "armed", "going", "before", "priests", "blowing", "trumpets", and "gathering". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "armed" and "going", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And it cometh to pass when Joshua..." into verse 10's "and the people hath Joshua commanded saying...", so "armed" and "going" 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 "armed" and "going" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.