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Joshua 3:1
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Israel Crosses the Jordan

1 Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out afrom Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.  
2 So it was, aafter three days, that the officers went through the camp;  
3 and they commanded the people, saying, a“When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, band the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.  
4 aYet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.”  
5 And Joshua said to the people, a“Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”  
6 Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, a“Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.  
7 And the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to aexalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, bas I was with Moses, so I will be with you.  
8 You shall command athe priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, byou shall stand in the Jordan.’ ”  
9 So Joshua said to the children of Israel, “Come here, and hear the words of the Lord your God.”
10 And Joshua said, “By this you shall know that athe living God is among you, and that He will without fail bdrive out from before you the cCanaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites:  
Verse Comparison: Joshua 3:1

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American Standard Version
And Joshua rose up early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over.

Amplified® Bible
JOSHUA ROSE early in the morning and they removed from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the Israelites, and lodged there before passing over.

Contemporary English Version
Early the next morning, Joshua and the Israelites packed up and left Acacia. They went to the Jordan River and camped there that night.

Darby English Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

Good News Bible
The next morning Joshua and all the people of Israel got up early, left the camp at Acacia, and went to the Jordan, where they camped while waiting to cross it.

King James Version
And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and he and all the sons of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they lodged there before they crossed.

New International Version
Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

New King James Version
Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Joshua rose early in the morning; and he and all the sons of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they lodged there before they crossed.

Revised Standard Version
Early in the morning Joshua rose and set out from Shittim, with all the people of Israel; and they came to the Jordan, and lodged there before they passed over.

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua riseth early in the morning, and they journey from Shittim, and come in unto the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel, and they lodge there before they pass over.


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