Other translations
American Standard Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Darby Bible Translation
About forty thousand armed for military service passed over before Jehovah to the war, unto the plains of Jericho.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And forty thousand fighting men by their troops, and bands, marched through the plains and fields of the city of Jericho.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
About 40,000 ready for war passed over before the LORD for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
God's Word
About 40,000 armed men crossed the river in front of the LORD to the plains of Jericho for battle.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
About 40,000 equipped for war crossed to the plains of Jericho in the LORD's presence.
International Standard Version
About 40,000 soldiers equipped to do battle in the LORD's presence crossed over to the desert plains of Jericho.
NET Bible
About forty thousand battle-ready troops marched past the LORD to fight on the plains of Jericho.
New American Standard Bible
about 40,000 equipped for war, crossed for battle before the LORD to the desert plains of Jericho.
New International Version
About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho for war.
New Living Translation
These armed men--about 40,000 strong--were ready for battle, and the LORD was with them as they crossed over to the plains of Jericho.
Webster's Bible Translation
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
The World English Bible
About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.
EasyEnglish Bible
About 40,000 men who had weapons crossed to the flat land near Jericho. They marched past the Lord's Covenant Box.
Young‘s Literal Translation
about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.
New Life Version
About 40,000 soldiers ready for battle crossed before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.
The Voice Bible
On the western side of the Jordan stood about 40,000 men ready for battle, including fighters from the people of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh who had crossed onto the plains of Jericho in the presence of the Eternal, as they had been commanded by Moses.
Living Bible
The troops of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh—fully armed as Moses had instructed, and forty thousand strong—led the other tribes of the Lord’s army across to the plains of Jericho.
New Catholic Bible
About forty thousand men clad in battle gear passed over before the Lord into the plains of Jericho to do battle.
Legacy Standard Bible
about 40,000 equipped for war crossed for battle before Yahweh to the desert plains of Jericho.
Jubilee Bible 2000
About forty thousand men prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, towards the plains of Jericho.
Christian Standard Bible
About forty thousand equipped for war crossed to the plains of Jericho in the Lord’s presence.
Amplified Bible © 1954
About 40,000 [of these] prepared for war passed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.
New Century Version
About forty thousand soldiers prepared for war passed before the Lord as they marched across the river, going toward the plains of Jericho.
The Message
The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had crossed over in battle formation in front of the People of Israel, obedient to Moses’ instructions. All told, about forty thousand armed soldiers crossed over before God to the plains of Jericho, ready for battle.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
about forty thousand men armed for battle. They crossed over to the plain near Jericho to wage war in the presence of the Lord.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
About forty thousand armed for war crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.
Good News Translation®
In the presence of the Lord about forty thousand men ready for war crossed over to the plain near Jericho.
Wycliffe Bible
And forty thousand of fighters went by their companies, and by their gatherings, on the plain and field places of the city of Jericho. (And forty thousand fighting men went by their companies, over the plains and fields, near the city of Jericho.)
Contemporary English Version
The army got ready for battle and crossed the Jordan with everyone else. They marched quickly past the sacred chest and into the desert near Jericho. Forty thousand soldiers from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh led the way, as Moses had ordered. The priests stayed right where they were until the people had followed the orders that the Lord had given Moses and Joshua. Then they watched as the priests carried the chest the rest of the way across.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
About forty thousand armed for war crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
About forty thousand armed for war crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.
Common English Bible © 2011
Approximately forty thousand armed for war crossed over in the Lord’s presence to the plains of Jericho, ready for battle.
Amplified Bible © 2015
about 40,000 [men] armed and equipped for war crossed for battle before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.
English Standard Version Anglicised
About 40,000 ready for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
About forty thousand troops, equipped for battle, crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.
New American Standard Bible
about forty thousand equipped for war, crossed for battle before the Lord to the desert plains of Jericho.
The Expanded Bible
About forty thousand soldiers prepared for war passed before the Lord as they marched across the river, going toward the plains of Jericho.
Tree of Life Version
about 40,000 equipped for war crossed over before Adonai for battle to the plains of Jericho.
Revised Standard Version
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho.
New International Reader's Version
There were about 40,000 of them. All of them were ready for battle. They went across in front of the ark of the Lord. They marched to the plains around Jericho. They were prepared to go to war.
BRG Bible
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Complete Jewish Bible
some 40,000 armed soldiers ready for battle crossed in the presence of Adonai to the plains of Yericho.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
About forty thousand armed for war crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
About forty thousand, battle-ready, crossed over before Hashem for milchamah, to the plains of Yericho.
Names of God Bible
About 40,000 armed men crossed the river in front of Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.
Modern English Version
About forty thousand battle-ready men crossed over before the Lord for battle on the plains of Jericho.
Easy-to-Read Version
About 40,000 soldiers, prepared for war, passed before the Lord. They were marching toward the plains of Jericho.
International Children’s Bible
About 40,000 soldiers were prepared for war. They passed before the Lord as they marched across the river. Then they went toward the plains of Jericho to go to war.
Lexham English Bible
About forty thousand armed for fighting crossed over before the presence of Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.
New International Version - UK
About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.