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[1] Joshua got up early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel. They camped there before they crossed over. [2] After three days, the officers went through the middle of the camp; [3] and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of Yahweh your God’s covenant, and the Levitical priests bearing it, then leave your place and follow it. [4] Yet there shall be a space between you and it of about two thousand cubitsⓘ by measure—don’t come closer to it—that you may know the way by which you must go; for you have not passed this way before.” [5] Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders among you.” [6] Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and cross over before the people.” They took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. [7] Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. [8] 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.’” [9] Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of Yahweh your God.” [10] Joshua said, “By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite out from before you. [11] Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord§ of all the earth passes over before you into the Jordan. [12] Now therefore take twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, for every tribe a man. [13] It shall be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Yahweh, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off. The waters that come down from above shall stand in one heap.” [14] When the people moved from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant being before the people, [15] and when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest), [16] the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over near Jericho. [17] The priests who bore the ark of Yahweh’s covenant stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the nation had passed completely over the Jordan.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 3:4 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters, so 2,000 cubits is about 920 meters.
  2. § 3:11 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
King James Version

Crossing the Jordan

[1] And Joshua H3091 rose early H7925 in the morning; H1242 and they removed H5265 from Shittim, H7851 and came H935 to H5704 Jordan, H3383 he H1931 and all H3605 the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 and lodged H3885 there H8033 before H2962 they passed over. H5674 [2] And it came to pass H1961 after H7097 three H7969 days, H3117 that the officers H7860 went H5674 through H7130 the host; H4264 [3] and they commanded H6680 H853 the people, H5971 saying, H559 When ye see H7200 H853 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the Lord H3068 your God, H430 and the priests H3548 the Levites H3881 bearing H5375 it, H853 then ye H859 shall remove H5265 from your place, H4725 and go H1980 after it. H310 [4] Yet H389 there shall be H1961 a space H7350 between you H996 and it, H996 about two thousand H505 cubits H520 by measure: H4060 come H7126 not H408 near H7126 unto it, H413 that H4616 H834 ye may know H3045 H853 the way H1870 by which H834 ye must go: H3212 for H3588 ye have H5674 not H3808 passed H5674 this way H1870 heretofore. H8543§ H8032 [5] And Joshua H3091 said H559 unto H413 the people, H5971 Sanctify yourselves: H6942 for H3588 to morrow H4279 the Lord H3068 will do H6213 wonders H6381 among you. H7130 [6] And Joshua H3091 spake H559 unto H413 the priests, H3548 saying, H559 Take up H5375 H853 the ark H727 of the covenant, H1285 and pass over H5674 before H6440 the people. H5971 And they took up H5375 H853 the ark H727 of the covenant, H1285 and went H3212 before H6440 the people. H5971 [7] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto H413 Joshua, H3091 This H2088 day H3117 will I begin H2490 to magnify thee H1431 in the sight H5869 of all H3605 Israel, H3478 that H834 they may know H3045 that, H3588 as H834 I was H1961 with H5973 Moses, H4872 so I will be H1961 with thee. H5973 [8] And thou H859 shalt command H6680 H853 the priests H3548 that bear H5375 the ark H727 of the covenant, H1285 saying, H559 When ye are come H935 to H5704 the brink H7097 of the water H4325 of Jordan, H3383 ye shall stand still H5975 in Jordan. H3383 [9] And Joshua H3091 said H559 unto H413 the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 Come H5066 hither, H2008 and hear H8085 H853 the words H1697 of the Lord H3068 your God. H430 [10] And Joshua H3091 said, H559 Hereby H2063 ye shall know H3045 that H3588 the living H2416 God H410 is among you, H7130 and H3423 that he will H3423 without fail H3423 drive out H3423 from before you H6440 H853 the Canaanites, H3669 H853 and the Hittites, H2850 H853 and the Hivites, H2340 H853 and the Perizzites, H6522 H853 and the Girgashites, H1622 and the Amorites, H567 and the Jebusites. H2983 [11] Behold, H2009 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the Lord H113 of all H3605 the earth H776 passeth over H5674 before you H6440 into Jordan. H3383 [12] Now therefore H6258 take H3947 you twelve H8147 H6240 men H376 out of the tribes H7626 of Israel, H3478 out of every H259 tribe H7626 a man. H376 H376 H259 [13] And it shall come to pass, H1961 as soon as the soles H3709 of the feet H7272 of the priests H3548 that bear H5375 the ark H727 of the Lord, H3068 the Lord H113 of all H3605 the earth, H776 shall rest H5117 in the waters H4325 of Jordan, H3383 that the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 shall be cut off H3772 from the waters H4325 that come down H3381 from above; H4605 and they shall stand H5975 upon an H259 heap. H5067 [14] And it came to pass, H1961 when the people H5971 removed H5265 from their tents, H168 to pass over H5674 H853 Jordan, H3383 and the priests H3548 bearing H5375 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 before H6440 the people; H5971 [15] and as they that bare H5375 the ark H727 were come H935 unto H5704 Jordan, H3383 and the feet H7272 of the priests H3548 that bare H5375 the ark H727 were dipped H2881 in the brim H7097 of the water, H4325 (for Jordan H3383 overfloweth H4390 H5921 all H3605 his banks H1415 all H3605 the time H3117 of harvest,) H7105 [16] that the waters H4325 which came down H3381 from above H4605 stood H5975 and rose up H6965 upon an H259 heap H5067 very H3966 far H7368 from the city H5892 Adam, H121 that H834 is beside H6654 Zaretan: H6891 and those that came down H3381 toward H5921 the sea H3220 of the plain, H6160 even the salt H4417 sea, H3220 failed, H8552 and were cut off: H3772 and the people H5971 passed over H5674 right against H5048 Jericho. H3405 [17] And the priests H3548 that bare H5375 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the Lord H3068 stood H5975 firm H3559 on dry ground H2724 in the midst H8432 of Jordan, H3383 and all H3605 the Israelites H3478 passed over H5674 on dry ground, H2724 until H5704 H834 all H3605 the people H1471 were passed H5674 clean H8552 over H5674 H853 Jordan. H3383

Footnotes

  1. § 3:4 Heb. since yesterday and the third day
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ὤρθρισεν G3719 Ἰησοῦς G2424 τὸ G3588 πρωί, G4404 καὶ G2532 ἀπῆραν G522 ἐκ G1537 Σαττιν καὶ G2532 ἤλθοσαν G2064 ἕως G2193 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 καὶ G2532 κατέλυσαν G2647 ἐκεῖ G1563 πρὸ G4253 τοῦ G3588 διαβῆναι. G1224 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 μετὰ G3326 τρεῖς G5140 ἡμέρας G2250 διῆλθον G1330 οἱ G3588 γραμματεῖς G1122 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 παρεμβολῆς G3925 [3] καὶ G2532 ἐνετείλαντο G1781 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 λέγοντες G3004 Ὅταν G3752 ἴδητε G1492 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 ἡμῶν G2257 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 Λευίτας G3019 αἴροντας G142 αὐτήν, G846 ἀπαρεῖτε G522 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 τόπων G5117 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 πορεύεσθε G4198 ὀπίσω G3694 αὐτῆς· G846 [4] ἀλλὰ G235 μακρὰν G3112 ἔστω G2077 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ἐκείνης G1565 ὅσον G3745 δισχιλίους G1367 πήχεις· G4083 στήσεσθε, G2476 μὴ G3361 προσεγγίσητε G4331 αὐτῇ, G846 ἵν G2443 ἐπίστησθε G1987 τὴν G3588 ὁδόν, G3598 ἣν G3739 πορεύεσθε G4198 αὐτήν· G846 οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 πεπόρευσθε G4198 τὴν G3588 ὁδὸν G3598 ἀπ’ G575 ἐχθὲς G5504 καὶ G2532 τρίτης G5154 ἡμέρας. G2250 [5] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ἰησοῦς G2424 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 Ἁγνίσασθε G48 εἰς G1519 αὔριον, G839 ὅτι G3754 αὔριον G839 ποιήσει G4160 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν G5213 κύριος G2962 θαυμαστά. G2298 [6] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ἰησοῦς G2424 τοῖς G3588 ἱερεῦσιν G2409 Ἄρατε G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 προπορεύεσθε G4313 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ. G2992 Καὶ G2532 ἦραν G142 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐπορεύοντο G4198 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ. G2992 [7] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 πρὸς G4314 Ἰησοῦν G2424 Ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ταύτῃ G3778 ἄρχομαι G757 ὑψῶσαί G5312 σε G4571 κατενώπιον G2714 πάντων G3956 υἱῶν G5207 Ισραηλ, G2474 ἵνα G2443 γνῶσιν, G1097 καθότι G2530 ἤμην G2252 μετὰ G3326 Μωυσῆ, G3475 οὕτως G3779 ἔσομαι G2071 καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 σοῦ. G4675 [8] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἔντειλαι G1781 τοῖς G3588 ἱερεῦσιν G2409 τοῖς G3588 αἴρουσιν G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 λέγων G3004 Ὡς G5613 ἂν G302 εἰσέλθητε G1525 ἐπὶ G1909 μέρους G3313 τοῦ G3588 ὕδατος G5204 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου, G2446 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 Ιορδάνῃ G2446 στήσεσθε. G2476 [9] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ἰησοῦς G2424 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 Προσαγάγετε G4317 ὧδε G5602 καὶ G2532 ἀκούσατε G191 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἡμῶν. G2257 [10] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 γνώσεσθε G1097 ὅτι G3754 θεὸς G2316 ζῶν G2198 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν G5213 καὶ G2532 ὀλεθρεύων G3645 ὀλεθρεύσει G3645 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 ἡμῶν G2257 τὸν G3588 Χαναναῖον G5478 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Χετταῖον καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Φερεζαῖον καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Ευαῖον καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Αμορραῖον καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Γεργεσαῖον καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Ιεβουσαῖον· [11] ἰδοὺ G2400 ἡ G3588 κιβωτὸς G2787 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 πάσης G3956 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 διαβαίνει G1224 τὸν G3588 Ιορδάνην. G2446 [12] Προχειρίσασθε G4400 ὑμῖν G5213 δώδεκα G1427 ἄνδρας G435 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Ισραηλ, G2474 ἕνα G1520 ἀφ’ G575 ἑκάστης G1538 φυλῆς. G5443 [13] Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ὡς G5613 ἂν G302 καταπαύσωσιν G2664 οἱ G3588 πόδες G4228 τῶν G3588 ἱερέων G2409 τῶν G3588 αἰρόντων G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 πάσης G3956 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὕδατι G5204 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου, G2446 τὸ G3588 ὕδωρ G5204 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 ἐκλείψει, G1587 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 ὕδωρ G5204 τὸ G3588 καταβαῖνον G2597 στήσεται. G2476 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἀπῆρεν G522 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 σκηνωμάτων G4638 αὐτῶν G846 διαβῆναι G1224 τὸν G3588 Ιορδάνην, G2446 οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἱερεῖς G2409 ἤροσαν G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 πρότεροι τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ. G2992 [15] Ὡς G5613 δὲ G1161 εἰσεπορεύοντο G1531 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 οἱ G3588 αἴροντες G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 Ιορδάνην G2446 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 πόδες G4228 τῶν G3588 ἱερέων G2409 τῶν G3588 αἰρόντων G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 ἐβάφησαν G911 εἰς G1519 μέρος G3313 τοῦ G3588 ὕδατος G5204 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου G2446 —ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 Ιορδάνης G2446 ἐπλήρου G4137 καθ’ G2596 ὅλην G3650 τὴν G3588 κρηπῖδα αὐτοῦ G846 ὡσεὶ G5616 ἡμέραι G2250 θερισμοῦ G2326 πυρῶν — [16] καὶ G2532 ἔστη G2476 τὰ G3588 ὕδατα G5204 τὰ G3588 καταβαίνοντα G2597 ἄνωθεν, G509 ἔστη G2476 πῆγμα ἓν G1520 ἀφεστηκὸς G868 μακρὰν G3112 σφόδρα G4970 σφοδρῶς G4971 ἕως G2193 μέρους G3313 Καριαθιαριμ, τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 καταβαῖνον G2597 κατέβη G2597 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 θάλασσαν G2281 Αραβα, θάλασσαν G2281 ἁλός, G251 ἕως G2193 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος G5056 ἐξέλιπεν· G1587 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 εἱστήκει G2476 ἀπέναντι G561 Ιεριχω. G2410 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἔστησαν G2476 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 οἱ G3588 αἴροντες G142 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 ξηρᾶς G3584 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τοῦ G3588 Ιορδάνου· G2446 καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 διέβαινον G1224 διὰ G1223 ξηρᾶς, G3584 ἕως G2193 συνετέλεσεν G4931 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 διαβαίνων G1224 τὸν G3588 Ιορδάνην. G2446
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament