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Joshua 4:16

Jordan

14 On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.

15 Then the LORD said to Joshua,

“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up from the Jordan.”

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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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
“Command the priests who carry the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”
KJV
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
WEB
“Command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, that they come up out of the Jordan.”
ASV
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
DARBY
Command the priests who bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of the Jordan.
BLB
“Command the priests who bear the ark of the Testimony to come up from the Jordan.”
ÅB
Befal prestene som bærer vitnesbyrdets ark, at de skal stige opp av Jordan!
OTB
"Be prestene som bærer paktsarkens lov komme opp fra Jordan."
B1930
Byd prestene som bærer vidnesbyrdets ark, at de skal stige op av Jordan!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 3:3–6

    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.

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  • Revelation 11:19

    Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

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  • Exodus 25:16–22

    And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

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