Joshua 3 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Israel Crosses the Jordan

1 Then Joshua ^H3091 rose ^H7925 early ^H7925 in the morning ^H1242; and he and all ^H3605 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 set ^H5265 out ^H5265 from Shittim ^H7851 and came ^H935 to the Jordan ^H3383, and they lodged ^H3885 there ^H8033 before ^H2962 they crossed ^H5674.

2 Now it happened that at the end ^H7097 of three ^H7969 days ^H3117 the officers ^H7860 went ^H5674 through the midst ^H7130 of the camp ^H4264; 3 and they commanded ^H6680 the people ^H5971, saying ^H559, “When you see ^H7200 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430 with the Levitical ^H3881 priests ^H3548 carrying ^H5375 it, then you shall set ^H5265 out ^H5265 from your place ^H4725 and go ^H1980 after ^H310 it. 4 However ^H389, there shall be between ^H996 you and it a distance ^H7350 of about [fn]2,000 ^H505 cubits ^H520 by measure ^H4060. Do not come ^H7126 near ^H7126 it, that you may know ^H3045 the way ^H1870 by which ^H834 you shall go ^H1980, for you have not passed ^H5674 this way ^H1870 before ^{H4480 H8543 H8032}.”

5 Then Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559 to the people ^H5971, “Set ^H6942 yourselves apart ^H6942 as ^H6942 holy ^H6942, for tomorrow ^H4279 Yahweh ^H3068 will do ^H6213 wondrous ^H6381 deeds ^H6381 among ^H7130 you.” 6 And Joshua ^H3091 spoke ^H559 to the priests ^H3548, saying ^H559, “Carry ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 and cross ^H5674 over ^H5674 ahead ^H6440 of the people ^H5971.” So they carried ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 and went ^H1980 ahead ^H6440 of the people ^H5971.

7 Then Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to Joshua ^H3091, “This ^H2088 day ^H3117 I will begin ^H2490 to magnify ^H1431 you in the sight ^H5869 of all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, that they may know ^H3045 that just ^H834 as I have been ^H1961 with Moses ^H4872, I will be with you. 8 Moreover, you shall command ^H6680 the priests ^H3548 who are carrying ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285, saying ^H559, ‘When you come ^H935 to the edge ^H7097 of the waters ^H4325 of the Jordan ^H3383, you shall stand ^H5975 still in the Jordan ^H3383.’” 9 Then Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559 to the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, “Come ^H5066 near ^H2008, and hear ^H8085 the words ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068 your God ^H430.” 10 And Joshua ^H3091 said ^H559, “By this ^H2088 you shall know ^H3045 that the living ^H2416 God ^H410 is among ^H7130 you, and that He will assuredly ^H3423 dispossess ^H3423 from before ^H6440 you the Canaanite ^H3669, the Hittite ^H2850, the Hivite ^H2340, the Perizzite ^H6522, the Girgashite ^H1622, the Amorite ^H567, and the Jebusite ^H2983. 11 Behold ^H2009, the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the Lord ^H136 of all ^H3605 the earth ^H776 is crossing ^H5674 over ^H5674 ahead ^H6440 of you into the Jordan ^H3383. 12 So now ^H6258, take ^H3947 for yourselves twelve ^H8147 H6240 men ^H376 from the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478, one ^H259 man ^H376 for each ^H376 H259 tribe ^H7626. 13 And it will be ^H1961 that when the soles ^H3709 of the feet ^H7272 of the priests ^H3548 who carry ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of Yahweh ^H3068, the Lord ^H136 of all ^H3605 the earth ^H776, rest ^H5117 in the waters ^H4325 of the Jordan ^H3383, the waters ^H4325 of the Jordan ^H3383 will be cut ^H3772 off ^H3772, and the waters ^H4325 which are [fn]flowing ^H3381 down ^H3381 from above ^H4480 H4605 [fn]will stand ^H5975 in one ^H259 heap ^H5067.”

14 So it happened that when the people ^H5971 set ^H5265 out ^H5265 from their tents ^H168 to cross ^H5674 the Jordan ^H3383 with the priests ^H3548 carrying ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 before ^H6440 the people ^H5971, 15 and when those who carried ^H5375 the ark ^H727 came ^H935 into the Jordan ^H3383, and the feet ^H7272 of the priests ^H3548 carrying ^H5375 the ark ^H727 were dipped ^H2881 in the edge ^H7097 of the water ^H4325 (for the Jordan ^H3383 overflows ^H4390 H5921 all ^H3605 its banks ^H1415 all ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of harvest ^H7105), 16 the waters ^H4325 which were [fn]flowing ^H3381 down ^H3381 from above ^H4480 H4605 stood ^H5975 and rose ^H6965 up ^H6965 in one ^H259 heap ^H5067, a great ^H3966 distance ^H7368 away ^H7368 at Adam ^H121, the city ^H5892 that is beside ^H4480 H6654 Zarethan ^H6891; and those which were [fn]flowing ^H3381 down ^H3381 toward ^H5921 the sea ^H3220 of the Arabah ^H6160, the Salt ^H4417 Sea ^H3220, were completely ^H8552 cut ^H3772 off ^H3772. So the people ^H5971 crossed ^H5674 opposite ^H5048 Jericho ^H3405. 17 And the priests ^H3548 who carried ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of Yahweh ^H3068 stood ^H5975 firm ^H5975 on dry ^H2724 ground ^H2724 in the middle ^H8432 of the Jordan ^H3383 while all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 crossed ^H5674 on dry ^H2724 ground ^H2724 until ^H5704 H834 all ^H3605 the nation ^H1471 had completed ^H8552 crossing ^H5674 the Jordan ^H3383.