Joshua 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 3:14-17

14So when the peopleH5971 setH5265 out from their tentsH168 to crossH5674 the JordanH3383 with the priestsH3548 carryingH5375 1the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971,

15and when those who carriedH5375 the arkH727 cameH935 into the JordanH3383, and the feetH7272 of the priestsH3548 carryingH5375 the arkH727 were dippedH2881 in the edgeH7097 of the waterH4325 (for the 2JordanH3383 overflowsH4390H5921 allH3605 its banksH1415 allH3605 the daysH3117 of harvestH7105),

163the watersH4325 which were 4flowingH3381 downH3381 from aboveH4480H4605 stoodH5975 and roseH6965 up in 5oneH259 heapH5067, a greatH3966 distanceH7368 away at AdamH121, the cityH5892 that is besideH4480H6654 ZarethanH6891; and those which were 6flowingH3381 downH3381 towardH5921 the seaH3220 of the 7ArabahH6160, the SaltH4417 SeaH3220, were completelyH8552 cutH3772 offH3772. So the peopleH5971 crossedH5674 oppositeH5048 JerichoH3405.

17And the priestsH3548 who carriedH5375 the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 stoodH5975 firmH5975 8on dryH2724 groundH2724 in the middleH8432 of the JordanH3383 while allH3605 IsraelH3478 crossedH5674 on dryH2724 groundH2724, untilH5704H834 allH3605 the nationH1471 had finishedH8552 crossingH5674 the JordanH3383.

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Notes

  1. 1. Joshua 3:14 Ps 132:8; Acts 7:44f ↩
  2. 2. Joshua 3:15 1 Chr 12:15; Jer 12:5; 49:19 ↩
  3. 3. Joshua 3:16 Ps 66:6; 74:15; 114:3, 5 ↩
  4. 4. Joshua 3:16 Lit going ↩
  5. 5. Joshua 3:16 Josh 3:13 ↩
  6. 6. Joshua 3:16 Lit going ↩
  7. 7. Joshua 3:16 Deut 1:1 ↩
  8. 8. Joshua 3:17 Ex 14:21, 22, 29 ↩

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