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Joshua 3:8

Jordan

6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.

9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

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BSB
Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”
KJV
And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
WEB
You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”
ASV
And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in the Jordan.
DARBY
And thou shalt command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand still in the Jordan.
BLB
And You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you⁺ have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, you⁺ shall stand in the Jordan.’”
ÅB
Og du skal befale prestene som bærer paktens ark, og si: Når dere kommer til randen av Jordans vann, så skal dere bli stående der ved Jordan.
OTB
Du skal befale prestene som bærer paktsarken og si: ‘Når dere når kanten av Jordans vann, skal dere stå stille i Jordan.’”
B1930
Og du skal byde prestene som bærer paktens ark, og si: Når I kommer til randen av Jordans vann, så skal I bli stående der ved Jordan.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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.

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  • Joshua 3:17

    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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 31:9–10

    Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:2–6

    And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:27

    And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:15

    And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:30

    Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:4–11

    And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,

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