Joshua 4:17

Joshua 4:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Joshua gave the command.

Context of Joshua 4:17

15Then the Lord said to Joshua, 16“Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant law to come up out of the Jordan.” So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.” 18And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before. 19On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

Joshua 4:17 word by word

וַיְצַ֣ו יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר עֲל֖וּ מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• therefore commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Come ye upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383

Cross-references for Joshua 4:17

• Genesis 8:16“Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives.
• Daniel 3:26Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire,
• Acts 16:23After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.

Commentaries on Joshua 4:17

• 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. 14-2414-17. On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel--It appeared clear from the chief part he acted, that he was the divinely appointed leader; for even the priests did not enter the river or quit their position, except at his command; and thenceforward his authority was as firmly established as that of his predecessor.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 4:17

• Miracles
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Jordan
• Joshua
• Jordan River, Jordan
• 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