Jos 6:1 | NET2full | STEP | Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites . No one was allowed to leave or enter .

‏ Joshua 6:1

1 Now Jericho was shut tightly ^{▼▼tn Heb “was shutting and shut up.” HALOT 743 s.v. I סגר paraphrases, “blocking [any way of access] and blocked [against any who would leave].”} because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter. ^{▼▼tn Heb “there was no one going out and there was no one coming in.”}