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Joshua 4:11

9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.

10 Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,

and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.

12 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.

13 About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.

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BSB
and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.
KJV
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
WEB
When all the people had completely crossed over, the LORD’s ark crossed over with the priests in the presence of the people.
ASV
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of Jehovah passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
DARBY
And it came to pass, when all the people had completely gone over, that the ark of Jehovah went over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
BLB
And it came to pass, when all the people had finished passing over, that the ark of YHWH and the priests passed over before the faces of the people.
ÅB
Og da hele folket var kommet vel over, dro Herrens ark og prestene fram foran folket.
OTB
og når alle hadde krysset, kom Herrens ark og prestene til den andre siden mens folket så på.
B1930
Og da hele folket var kommet vel over, drog Herrens ark og prestene frem foran folket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 3:8

    Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”

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  • Joshua 3:17

    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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  • Joshua 4:18

    When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

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