SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:15
Y al séptimo día se levantaron cuando subía el alba, y dieron vuelta a la ciudad de la misma manera siete veces; solamente este día dieron vuelta alrededor de ella siete veces.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 6:15
Verse 15. The seventh day-they rose early] Because on this day they had to encompass the city seven times; a proof that the city could not have been very extensive, else this going round it seven times, and having time sufficient left to sack and destroy it, would have been impossible. It is evident that in the course of these seven days there must have been a Sabbath, and that on this Sabbath the host must have encompassed the city as on the other days: the Jews themselves allow this, and Rab. Deuteronomy Kimchi says "He who had ordained the observance of the Sabbath commanded it to be broken for the destruction of Jericho." But it does not appear that there could be any breach in the Sabbath by the people simply going round the city, the ark in company, and the priests sounding the sacred trumpets. This was a mere religious procession, performed at the command of God, in which no servile work was done.
Therefore Marcion's objection, that the God of the Hebrews showed a changeableness of disposition in commanding the Sabbath to be kept sacred at one time, and then to be broken at another, is without foundation; for I must contend that no breach took place on this occasion, unless it could be made to appear that the day on which Jericho was taken was the Sabbath which is very unlikely, and which none can prove. But if even this were to be conceded, it is a sufficient answer to all such cavils, that the God who commanded the Sabbath to be set apart for rest and religious purposes, has always authority to suspend for a season the operation of merely ceremonial laws, or to abrogate them entirely, when the purpose of their institution is fulfilled. The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. And it came to pass on the seventh day , etc.] Which Jarchi says was the Sabbath day, and which is a common notion of the Jews f88 ; but whether it was or not, it is certain that one of these seven days must be a sabbath, in which the several things ordered were done, and the procession made. Kimchi observes, that their Rabbins say this was the sabbath day; and he adds, what is pretty remarkable, “though they slew and burnt on the sabbath day, he that commanded the sabbath commanded to profane the sabbath in the subduing of Jericho;” with which compare what our Lord says, ( Matthew 12:3-8); that they rose early, about the dawning of the day ; having seven times the work to do they did on the other six days: and compassed the city after the same manner seven times ; after the same manner as they had done the six preceding days: only on that day they compassed the city seven times ; whereas on the other days they only went round it once, which distinguished this day from the rest.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-16 - Wherever the ark went, the people attended it. God's ministers, by the trumpet of the everlasting gospel, which proclaims liberty and victory must encourage the followers of Christ in their spiritual warfare. A promised deliverances must be expected in God's way, so they must be expected in his time. At last the people were to shout: they did so and the walls fell. This was a shout of faith; they believed the wall of Jericho would fall. It was a shout of prayer; they cry to Heaven for help, and help came.
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 ביום 3117 השׁביעי 7637 וישׁכמו 7925 כעלות 7837 השׁחר 7837 ויסבו 5437 את 853 העיר 5892 כמשׁפט 4941 הזה 2088 שׁבע 7651 פעמים 6471 רק 7535 ביום 3117 ההוא 1931 סבבו 5437 את 853 העיר 5892 שׁבע 7651 פעמים׃ 6471
