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Joshua 3:13

Jordan
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11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.

12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.

When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”

14 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.

15 Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,

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BSB
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.”
KJV
And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
WEB
It shall be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of GOD, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off. The waters that come down from above shall stand in one heap.”
ASV
And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.
DARBY
And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, the waters flowing down from above, shall be cut off, and shall stand up in a heap.
BLB
And it shall come to pass at the resting of the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of YHWH, the Lord of all the earth, in the waters of the Jordan, [that] the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off—the waters that come down from above—and they shall stand as one heap.”
ÅB
Og så snart prestene som bærer Herrens, all jordens Herres ark, står stille med sine føtter i Jordans vann, da skal Jordans vann - det vann som kommer ovenfra - demmes opp, så det står som en vegg.
OTB
Og det skal skje, så snart føttene til prestene som bærer Herrens, hele jordens Herres, ark hviler i Jordans vann, vil vannet som flyter nedstrøms bli avskåret og stå som en haug.”
B1930
Og så snart prestene som bærer Herrens, all jordens Herres ark, står stille med sine føtter i Jordans vann, da skal Jordans vann - det vann som kommer ovenfra - demmes op, så det står som en vegg.

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