JOS 3:11 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Listen, 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.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἰδοὺ ἡ κιβωτὸς διαθήκης Κυρίου πάσης τῆς γῆς διαβαίνει τὸν Ἰορδάνην.
(Idou haʸ kibōtos diathaʸkaʸs Kuriou pasaʸs taʸs gaʸs diabainei ton Yordanaʸn. )

BrTr Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passes over Jordan.

ULT Behold, the Box of the Covenant of the Lord of all of the earth crossing over to your faces in the Jordan.

UST Know with certainty that Yahweh is the one who rules over all the earth. The sacred chest belongs to him, and the priests will carry it into the Jordan River ahead of you.

OEB See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing the Jordan in front of you.

WEBBE Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord[fn] of all the earth passes over before you into the Jordan.

3:11 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

WMBB Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord[fn] of all the earth passes over before you into the Jordan.

3:11 The word translated “Lord” (mixed case) is “Adonai.”

NET Look! The ark of the covenant of the Ruler of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.

LSV behold, the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into the Jordan;

FBV Just watch—the Ark of the Agreement of the Lord of all the earth will cross in front of you through the Jordan.

T4T Keep in mind that Yahweh is the one who rules over all the earth. The chest belongs to him, and it will be carried into the Jordan River ahead of you.

LEB Look! The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth[fn] is about to cross over ahead of you into the Jordan.

3:11 Or “world”

BBE See, the ark of the agreement of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into Jordan.

Moff See, the ark of the compact of the Lord of all the earth is crossing the Jordan in front of you.

JPS Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth on before you over the Jordan.

ASV Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into the Jordan.

DRA Behold the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth shall go before you into the Jordan.

YLT lo, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into Jordan;

Drby Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is going over before you into the Jordan.

RV Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
(Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth/passes over before you into Jordan. )

SLT Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passing through before you into Jordan.

Wbstr Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

KJB-1769 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
(Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth/passes over before you into Jordan. )

KJB-1611 Behold, the Arke of the Couenant, euen the LORD of all the earth, passeth ouer before you, into Iordan.
(Behold, the Ark of the Covenant, even the LORD of all the earth, passeth/passes over before you, into Yordan.)

Bshps Beholde, the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde of all the world, goeth before you into Iordane.
(Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the world, goeth/goes before you into Yordan.)

Gnva Beholde, the Arke of the couenant of the Lord of all the worlde passeth before you into Iorden.
(Behold, the Ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the world passeth/passes before you into Yorden. )

Cvdl Beholde, the Arke of the couenaunt of him yt hath domynion ouer all londes, shall go before you in Iordane.
(Behold, the Ark of the covenant of him it hath/has domynion over all lands, shall go before you in Yordan.)

Wycl Lo! the arke of boond of pees of the Lord of al erthe schal go bifor you thorouy Jordan.
(Lo! the ark of bond of peace of the Lord of all earth shall go before you through Yordan.)

Luth Siehe, die Lade des Bundes des Herrschers über alle Welt wird vor euch hergehen in den Jordan.
(See/Look, the box/chest the federation/agreements the rulers above all world becomes before/in_front_of you go_here in the Yordan.)

ClVg Ecce arca fœderis Domini omnis terræ antecedet vos per Jordanem.
(Behold box covenant Master everyone of_the_earth/land antecedet you(pl) through Yordan. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–17 The Israelites crossed the Jordan River

The Israelites waited three days beside the Jordan and then crossed the river. The priests carried the ark and led the way. As soon as the priests stepped into the river, the water stopped flowing, and everyone was able to cross the river on dry ground.

Paragraph 3:9–13

Joshua told the people about the miracle that Yahweh will do.

3:11

Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan.

See, the covenant box of the Lord of the whole earth will go into the Jordan River before you^(plur).
You will know this when you see the holy chest which shows that the ruler of all the earth is with us. This chest, the priests will carry it into the Jordan River ahead of you.

Behold: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as Behold calls attention to the next statement. In verse 10 Joshua told the Israelites that they will know that Yahweh is with them. In this verse Joshua tells them how they will know that.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

Look

See

This is how you will know

the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go ahead of you into the Jordan: Here is another way to translate this phrase:

the priests will carry the covenant box, which shows that the Lord of all the earth is with you, ahead of you into the Jordan River

the ark of the covenant…will go ahead: In some languages it is not natural to speak of a box doing something. It may be more natural to make the priests be the subject of the sentence.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

the priests will carry the covenant box

However, the Hebrew text puts emphasis on the ark, not on the priests. The ark was the symbol of God’s presence with the Israelites. If possible, use the grammar of your language to make the covenant box be the topic or the focus of the sentence. For example:

as for the covenant box, the priests will carry it into the Jordan River

the ark of the covenant: Translate this the same way you did at 3:3b.

the Lord of all the earth: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as Lord can also be translated “master” or “ruler.” It is not the same as the name Yahweh.

Here are some other ways to translate this term:

the ruler of the whole earth

the king of the whole world

will go ahead of you into the Jordan: The clause will go ahead of you into the Jordan indicates that the covenant box will go ahead of the Israelites into the Jordan River. In verses 12–17 the priests carry the covenant box into the Jordan River and stay there. Then the people walk past it to cross the river. Finally, the priests carry the covenant box, following the people out of the river.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

See, the covenant box that belongs to the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan River ahead of you

This is how you will know that God is among you. The priests will carry the holy chest of the ruler of all the earth into the Jordan River before you

Parallel JOS 3:11

Section 3:1–17 The Israelites crossed the Jordan River

Paragraph 3:9–13

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