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Joshua 3:17

Jordan
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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,

16 the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
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BSB
The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
KJV
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
WEB
The priests who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the nation had passed completely over the Jordan.
ASV
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan.
DARBY
And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan. And all Israel went over on dry ground, until all the nation had completely gone over the Jordan.
BLB
And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of YHWH stood on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, firm, and all Israel passed over on dry ground until that all the people had finished passing over the Jordan.
ÅB
Men prestene som bar Herrens pakts-ark, sto på tørr grunn midt i Jordan uten å røre seg; og hele Israel gikk tørrskodd over, inntil hele folket var kommet vel over Jordan.
OTB
Prestene som bar Herrens paktsark stod fast på tørr grunn midt i Jordan, mens hele Israel gikk over på tørr grunn, inntil hele folket hadde fullført overgangen.
B1930
Men prestene som bar Herrens pakts-ark, stod på tørr grunn midt i Jordan uten å røre sig; og hele Israel gikk tørrskodd over, inntil hele folket var kommet vel over Jordan.

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  • Exodus 14:29

    But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

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  • Exodus 14:22

    and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

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  • Psalms 66:6

    He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

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  • Isaiah 25:8

    He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

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  • 2 Kings 2:8

    And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

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  • Joshua 4:3

    and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”

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  • Hebrews 11:29

    By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

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