Joshua 3:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 3:7

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 3:7

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord said to Joshua, This day I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD told Joshua, "Beginning today I will show the people that you are their leader, and they will know that I am helping you as I helped Moses.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said to Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee.

Good News Bible
The LORD said to Joshua, "What I do today will make all the people of Israel begin to honor you as a great man, and they will realize that I am with you as I was with Moses.

King James Version
And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

New American Standard Bible
Now the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you.

New International Version
And the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.

New King James Version
And the LORD said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that just as I have accompanied Moses, I will accompany you.

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, `This day I begin to make thee great in the eyes of all Israel, so that they know that as I was with Moses I am with thee;

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