Joshua 3:1

Joshua 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
• New International Version (NIV)Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joshua rose early in the morning and they set out from Shittim. And they came to the Jordan, he and all the people of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.

Context of Joshua 3:1

Then Joshua got up early in the morning; and he and all the sons of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they spent the night there before they crossed. 2Then at the end of three days the officers went through the midst of the camp; 3and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God with the Levitical priests carrying it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.

Joshua 3:1 word by word

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ בַּבֹּ֜קֶר וַיִּסְע֣וּ מֵֽהַשִּׁטִּ֗ים וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ עַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן ה֖וּא וְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּלִ֥נוּ שָׁ֖ם טֶ֥רֶם יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• gotשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and he and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• setנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• Shittimשִׁטִּיםshiţţîym · ShittimH7851
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• and they spentלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• beforeטֶ֫רֶםţerem · beforeH2962
• they crossedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for Joshua 3:1

• Joshua 1:3Every place on which the sole of your foot steps, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.
• Genesis 22:3So Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place of which God had told him.
• Psalms 119:60I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
• Jeremiah 7:13And now, because you have done all these things,” declares the Lord, “and I spoke to you, speaking again and again, but you did not listen, and I called you but you did not answer,
• Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.
• Jeremiah 26:5to listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you again and again, but you have not listened;
• Mark 1:35And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and prayed there for a time.
• Joshua 2:1Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and rested there.
• Numbers 25:1While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to commit infidelity with the daughters of Moab.
• Micah 6:5My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab planned And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts of the Lord.”

Commentaries on Joshua 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Joshua rose early - Archbishop Usher supposes that this was upon Wednesday, the 28th of April, A. M. 2553, the fortieth year after the exodus from Egypt. From Shittim, where they had lately been encamped, to Jordan, was about sixty stadia, according to Josephus; that is, about eight English miles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1“The acacia groves” (Exodus 25:5 note) of Shittim on both sides of Jordan line the upper terraces of the valley (compare 2 Kings 6:4). They would be in this part at some six miles distance from the river itself.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Israelites come to Jordan. (1-6) The Lord encourages joshua--Joshua encourages the people. (7-13) The Israelites pass through Jordan on dry land. (14-17) Verses 1-6 The Israelites came to Jordan in faith, having been told that they should pass it. In the way of duty, let us proceed as far as we can, and depend on the Lord. Joshua led them. Particular notice is taken of his early rising, as afterwards upon other occasions, which shows how little he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Israel had camped at Shittim since before Balaam spoke his messages from God (Numbers 22–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61. Joshua rose early in the morning--On the day following that on which the spies had returned with their encouraging report. The camp was broken up in "Shittim" (the acacia groves), and removed to the eastern bank of the Jordan. The duration of their stay is indicated (Jos 3:2), being, according to Hebrew reckoning, only one entire day, including the evening of arrival and the morning of the passage; and such a time would be absolutely necessary for so…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 3:1

• Israel
• Rising

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jordan
• Joshua
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Children of Israel
• Brim
• Clean
• Fail

Commentaries on Joshua 3

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings