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Joshua 3:5

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3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.

4 But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”

6 And he said to the priests, “Take the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them.

7 Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.

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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.

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BSB
Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
KJV
And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
WEB
Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”
ASV
And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Jehovah will do wonders among you.
DARBY
And Joshua said to the people, Hallow yourselves; for to-morrow Jehovah will do wonders in your midst.
BLB
And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow YHWH will do wonders among you⁺.”
ÅB
Da sa Josva til folket: Hellige dere! For imorgen vil Herren gjøre underfulle ting iblant dere.
OTB
Josva sa da til folket: “Helliggjør dere, for i morgen vil Herren gjøre under blant dere.”
B1930
Da sa Josva til folket: Hellige eder! For imorgen vil Herren gjøre underfulle ting iblandt eder.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 20:7

    Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

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  • Joshua 7:13

    Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:5

    “In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

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  • Joel 2:16

    Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.

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  • John 17:19

    For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.

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  • Exodus 19:10–15

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

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  • Psalms 86:10

    For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.

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