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JOS 3:1–3:17 ©

The Israelis cross the Yordan

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3:1 The Israelis cross the Yordan

3Early the next morning, Yehoshua and the people got up early and set off from Acacia Grove and went as far as the Yordan River and camped there without crossing over. 2After three days, the leaders went throughout the camp 3and instructed the people, “As soon as you all see the box containing the agreement with your God Yahweh, and see the Levitical priests carrying it, then you yourselves should move out from your places and follow after it. 4But keep about nine hundred metres back from it. Don’t go any closer than that so that you all can see the way to go, because we haven’t been this way before.”

5Then Yehoshua told the people, “Make sure you all do the ritual washing to make yourselves pure, because tomorrow Yahweh will do miracles among us.” 6And he told the priests, “Lift up the box with the agreement, and walk across here in front of the people.” So they lifted up the sacred chest and went and stood in front of all the people.

7Then Yahweh told Yehoshua, “Today I’ll begin to make you powerful in the eyes of all Israel so they’ll know that I’m with you just like I was with Mosheh. 8Tell the priests who’re carrying the sacred chest that as soon as they come to the edge of the river, they should go in just a little and then stop there.”

9Then Yehoshua told the Israelis, “Gather around here and listen to your God Yahweh’s message.” 10He told them, “This is how you’ll all know that God, who can do anything, is among you. With your own eyes, you’ll all see how he’ll take away the land from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 11Listen, the sacred chest containing the slabs that belongs to the master who owns the whole world, is about to be taken across the Yordan in front of you. 12So now, select one man from each of your twelve tribes, 13and as soon as the priests carrying the sacred chest go into the Yordan, as soon as their feet touch the water, the river water on the upstream side will pile up in a heap.”

14So once the people had packed up their tents ready to cross the river, the priests carrying the sacred box walked ahead in front of them. 15Then as soon as those priests steeped into the edge of the fast-flowing river (because it overflowed its banks at harvest time in the spring), 16then the water coming from upstream suddenly stopped flowing. The water far upstream piled up near a town called Adam (near Tsaretan), and the water that normally flowed down towards the Sea of Arabah (also called the Dead Sea or the Salt Sea) stopped flowing, so the people were able to cross what was the Yordan River opposite Yericho. 17The priests carrying the sacred chest with Yahweh’s agreement in it, stood on firm, dry ground in what had been the middle of the river. All the Israelis crossed over on dry ground until everyone was across.

3and_rose_early Yəhōshūˊa in/on/at/with_morning and_set_out from_the_Shiţţīm and_they_came to the_Yardēn/(Jordan) he and_all the_people Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_camped there before they_passed_over.
2And_he/it_was at_end of_three days and_went the_officers in/on/at/with_midst the_camp.
3And_commanded DOM the_people to_say when_see_you_all DOM the_ark of_the_covenant of_YHWH god_your_all’s and_the_priests the_Levitical carrying DOM_him/it and_you_all you_all_will_set_out from_place_your_all’s and_go after_it.
4Nevertheless a_distance it_will_be between_you_all and_between_it[fn] about_thousand cubit[s] in/on/at/with_distance do_not draw_near to_him/it so_that that you_all_may_know DOM the_way which you_all_will_go in/on/at/with_her if/because not you_all_have_passed in/on/at/with_way on_yesterday three_days_ago.
5and_he/it_said Yəhōshūˊa to the_people consecrate_yourselves if/because tomorrow he_will_do YHWH in/on/at/with_midst_you_all wonders.
6And_he/it_said Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) to the_priests to_say lift_up DOM the_ark the_covenant and_pass_on to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_people and_took_up DOM the_ark the_covenant and_went to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_people.
7and_he/it_said YHWH to Yəhōshūˊa the_day the_this I_will_begin exalt_you in/on_both_eyes_of of_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) that know if/because_that just_as I_was with Mosheh I_will_be with_you.
8And_you(ms) you_will_command DOM the_priests [who]_carry (of)_the_ark the_covenant to_say when_come_you_all to the_edge of_the_waters the_Yardēn/(Jordan) in/on/at/with_Yardēn you_all_will_stand_still.
9and_he/it_said Yəhōshūˊa to the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) draw_near hither and_hear DOM the_words of_YHWH god_your_all’s.
10And_he/it_said Yəhōshūˊa in/on/at/with_this know if/because_that god living in/on/at/with_midst_you_all and_to_drive_out he_will_dispossess from_before_you_all DOM the_Kenaani and_DOM the_Ḩittiy and_DOM the_Hivvi and_DOM the_Pərizzī and_DOM the_Girgashi and_the_ʼAmorī and_the_Yəⱱūşī/(Yəⱱūşī/(Jebusite)s).
11Here the_ark the_covenant the_master of_all the_earth/land [is]_about_to_pass_on to/for_ahead_you_all in/on/at/with_Yardēn.
12And_now take to/for_you_all two_plus ten man from_tribes of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) a_man one a_man one from_the_tribe.
13And_it_was when_rest the_soles of_the_feet the_priests [who]_carry (of)_the_ark of_YHWH the_master of_all the_earth/land in/on/at/with_waters the_Yardēn the_waters the_Yardēn cut_off the_waters the_flowing from_to/for_above and_stand a_heap one.
14And_he/it_was in/on/at/with_set_out the_people from_tents_their to_cross DOM the_Yardēn and_the_priests [who]_carry the_ark the_covenant to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_people.
15And_when_came [those_who]_carry the_ark to the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_feet the_priests [who]_carry the_ark they_were_dipped in/on/at/with_edge the_waters and_the_Yardēn it_is_full over all banks_its all [the]_days of_harvest.
16And_stood the_waters the_flowing from_to/for_above they_rose a_heap one far_away very in/on/at/with_ʼĀdām[fn] the_city which in_vicinity of_Tsₑrətān/(Zarethan) and_the_flowing_down to the_sea the_ˊₐrāⱱāh the_Sea the_salt they_were_complete they_were_cut_off and_the_people they_passed_over before Yərīḩō/(Jericho).
17And_stood the_priests [who]_carry the_ark the_covenant of_YHWH in/on/at/with_dry_ground in_the_middle the_Yardēn firmly and_all Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) [were]_passing_over in/on/at/with_dry_ground until that they_had_finished all the_nation to_crossing DOM the_Yardēn.

3:4 Variant note: ו/בינ/ו: (x-qere) ’וּ/בֵינָ֔י/ו’: lemma_c/996 n_1.1 morph_HC/R/Sp3ms id_06k23 וּ/בֵינָ֔י/ו

3:16 Variant note: ב/אדם: (x-qere) ’מֵֽ/אָדָ֤ם’: lemma_m/121 morph_HR/Np id_06rKT מֵֽ/אָדָ֤ם

JOS 3:1–3:17 ©

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