Verse Comparison: Joshua 6:1
American Standard Version
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Amplified® Bible
NOW JERICHO [a fenced town with high walls] was tightly closed because of the Israelites; no one went out or came in.
Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, the people of Jericho had been locking the gates in their town wall because they were afraid of the Israelites. No one could go out or come in.
Darby English Version
Now Jericho was shut up and was barred, because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Good News Bible
The gates of Jericho were kept shut and guarded to keep the Israelites out. No one could enter or leave the city.
King James Version
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
New American Standard Bible
Now Jericho was tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in.
New International Version
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
New King James Version
Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Jericho had tightly fortified itself because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in.
Revised Standard Version
Now Jericho was shut up from within and from without because of the people of Israel; none went out, and none came in.
Young's Literal Translation
(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;)
