Joshua 3:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 3:14

12 Now therefore, ^atake for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from every tribe.

13 And it shall come to pass, ^aas soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, ^bthe Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they ^cshall stand as a heap.”

14 So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ^aark of the covenant before the people,

15 and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and ^athe feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the ^bJordan overflows all its banks ^cduring the whole time of harvest),

16 that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away¹ at Adam, the city that is beside ^aZaretan. So the waters that went down ^binto the Sea of the Arabah, ^cthe Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; ^aand all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 3:14

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American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bare the ark of the covenant being before the people;

Amplified® Bible
So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

Contemporary English Version
The Israelites packed up and left camp. The priests carrying the chest walked in front,

Darby English Version
And it came to pass when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, that the priests bearing the ark of the covenant were before the people;

Good News Bible
It was harvest time, and the river was in flood. When the people left the camp to cross the Jordan, the priests went ahead of them, carrying the Covenant Box. As soon as the priests stepped into the river,

King James Version
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;

New American Standard Bible
So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan with the priests carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,

New International Version
So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

New King James Version
So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan with the priests carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,

Revised Standard Version
So, when the people set out from their tents, to pass over the Jordan with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the journeying of the people from their tents to pass over the Jordan, and of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

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