Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Joshua 3:14

Jordan

12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man.

13 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.

And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)

16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

Read the whole chapter

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.
KJV
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
WEB
When the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people,
ASV
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant being before the people;
DARBY
And it came to pass when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, that the priests bearing the ark of the covenant were before the people;
BLB
And it came to pass, in the journeying of the people from their camp to pass over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,
ÅB
Da nå folket brøt opp fra sine telt for å gå over Jordan, og prestene bar paktens ark foran folket,
OTB
Da folket brøt opp fra sine telt for å krysse Jordan, med prestene som bar paktsarken foran dem,
B1930
Da nu folket brøt op fra sine telt for å gå over Jordan, og prestene bar paktens ark foran folket,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 7:44–45

    Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

    Read in context

  • Psalms 132:8

    Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

    Read in context

  • Joshua 3:3

    And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

    Read in context

  • Hebrews 9:4

    Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

    Read in context

  • 1 Corinthians 1:24–25

    But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

    Read in context

  • Deuteronomy 31:26

    Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

    Read in context

  • Joshua 6:6

    And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 3:16

    And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

    Read in context