Joshua 4:11

Joshua 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
• New International Version (NIV)and as soon as all of them had crossed, the ark of the Lord and the priests came to the other side while the people watched.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when all the people had finished passing over, the ark of the Lord and the priests passed over before the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over, that the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people.

Context of Joshua 4:11

9Joshua also set 12 stones in the middle of the Jordan River, where the priests who carried the ark of the promise had stood. The stones are still there today. 10The priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan. They stood there until everything the Lord had ordered Joshua to tell the people had been carried out. This was as Moses had told Joshua. The people hurried to the other side. As soon as everyone had crossed, the priests with the Lord’s ark crossed and went ahead of them. 12The men of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh did as Moses had told them. They marched across in battle formation ahead of the people of Israel. 13About 40,000 armed men crossed the river in front of the Lord to the plains of Jericho for battle.

Joshua 4:11 word by word

וַיְהִ֛י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥ם כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לַֽעֲב֑וֹר וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר אֲרוֹן־יְהוָ֛ה וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• were cleanתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• passed overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• that the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• in the presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Joshua 4:11

• Joshua 4:18The priests who carried the ark of the Lord’s promise came out of the middle of the Jordan. When their feet stepped onto dry land, the water of the Jordan returned to its seasonal flood level.
• Joshua 3:8Order the priests who carry the ark of the promise, ‘When you step into the water of the Jordan River, stand there.’ ”

Commentaries on Joshua 4:11

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 The priests with the ark did not stir till ordered to move. Let none be weary of waiting, while they have the tokens of God's presence with them, even the ark of the covenant, though it be in the depths of adversity. Notice is taken of the honour put upon Joshua. Those are feared in the best manner, and to the best purpose, who make it appear that God is with them, and that they set him before them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people--The ark is mentioned as the efficient cause; it had been the first to move--it was the last to leave--and its movements arrested the deep attention of the people, who probably stood on the opposite bank, wrapt in admiration and awe of this closing scene. It was a great miracle, greater even than the passage of the Red Sea in this respect: that, admitting the fact, there…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 4:11

• Ark
• Instruction

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Priests and Levites

Commentaries on Joshua 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings