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Parallel JOS 3:13

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BI Jos 3:13 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)and 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.”

OET-LVAnd_it_was when_rest the_soles_of the_feet_of the_priests who_carry_of (of)_the_box_of YHWH the_master_of all_of the_earth/land in/on/at/with_waters_of the_Yardēn the_waters_of the_Yardēn cut_off the_waters the_flowing from_to/for_above and_stand a_heap one.

UHBוְ⁠הָיָ֡ה כְּ⁠נ֣וֹחַ כַּפּ֣וֹת רַגְלֵ֣י הַ⁠כֹּהֲנִ֡ים נֹשְׂאֵי֩ אֲר֨וֹן יְהוָ֜ה אֲד֤וֹן כָּל־הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ֙ בְּ⁠מֵ֣י הַ⁠יַּרְדֵּ֔ן מֵ֤י הַ⁠יַּרְדֵּן֙ יִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּ⁠ן הַ⁠מַּ֥יִם הַ⁠יֹּרְדִ֖ים מִ⁠לְ⁠מָ֑עְלָ⁠ה וְ⁠יַעַמְד֖וּ נֵ֥ד אֶחָֽד׃
   (və⁠hāyāh kə⁠nōaḩ kapōt raglēy ha⁠kkohₐnim nosʼēy ʼₐrōn yhwh ʼₐdōn kāl-hā⁠ʼāreʦ bə⁠mēy ha⁠yyardēn mēy ha⁠yyardēn yikkārētū⁠n ha⁠mmayim ha⁠yyordim mi⁠lə⁠māˊəlā⁠h və⁠yaˊamdū nēd ʼeḩād.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἔσται, ὡς ἂν καταπαύσωσιν οἱ πόδες τῶν ἱερέων τῶν αἰρόντων τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης Κυρίου πάσης τῆς γῆς ἐν τῷ ὕδατι τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ἐκλείψει, τὸ δὲ ὕδωρ τὸ καταβαῖνον στήσεται.
   (Kai estai, hōs an katapausōsin hoi podes tōn hiereōn tōn airontōn taʸn kibōton taʸs diathaʸkaʸs Kuriou pasaʸs taʸs gaʸs en tōi hudati tou Yordanou, to hudōr tou Yordanou ekleipsei, to de hudōr to katabainon staʸsetai. )

BrTrAnd it shall come to pass, when the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth rest in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan below shall fail, and the water coming down from above shall stop.

ULTAnd it will happen as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who lift the Box of Yahweh, the Lord of all of the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, the waters coming down from above. And they will stand, one heap.”

USTWhen the priests who are carrying the chest of Yahweh, who rules over all the earth, put their feet in the waters of the Jordan River, the water will stop flowing. The water coming from upstream will pile up because Yahweh will cause them to be blocked.”

BSBWhen the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off [and] will stand up in a heap.”

MSB (Same as above)


OEBWhenever the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the water of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be stopped. The waters which are flowing down, they will be dammed up.’

WEBBEIt shall be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of GOD,[fn] the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off. The waters that come down from above shall stand in one heap.”


3:13 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).

WMBBIt shall be that when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of GOD, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan will be cut off. The waters that come down from above shall stand in one heap.”

NETWhen the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord, the Ruler of the whole earth, touch the water of the Jordan, the water coming downstream toward you will stop flowing and pile up.”

LSVand it has been, at the resting of the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the Ark of YHWH, Lord of all the earth, in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan are cut off—the waters which are coming down from above—and they stand—one heap.”

FBVThe moment the priests carrying the Ark step into the water the river will stop flowing and the water will pile up.”

T4TAs for the priests who are carrying the chest, as soon as they put their feet into the Jordan River, the water will stop flowing. It will pile up because I will cause it to be blocked upstream.”

LEBNo LEB JOS book available

BBEAnd when the feet of the priests who take up the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, come to rest in the waters of Jordan, the waters of Jordan will be cut off, all the waters flowing down from higher up, and will come together in a mass.

MoffWhenever the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the compact of the Eternal, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the water of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan shall be stopped; the waters which are flowing down, they shall be dammed up.”

JPSAnd it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.'

ASVAnd it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.

DRAAnd when the priests, that carry the ark of the Lord the God of the whole earth, shall set the soles of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters that are beneath shall run down and go off: and those that come from above, shall stand together upon a heap.

YLTand it hath been, at the resting of the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of Jehovah, Lord of all the earth, in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan are cut off — the waters which are coming down from above — and they stand — one heap.'

DrbyAnd it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, the waters flowing down from above, shall be cut off, and shall stand up in a heap.

RVAnd it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.
   (And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Yordan, that the waters of Yordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap. )

SLTAnd it was as the soles of the feet of the priests lifting up the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, rested in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters coming down from above; and they shall stand one heap.

WbstrAnd it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in a heap.

KJB-1769And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.
   (And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Yordan, that the waters of Yordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. )

KJB-1611And it shall come to passe, assoone as the soles of the feete of the Priestes that beare the Arke of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Iordan, that the waters of Iordan shall be cut off, from the waters that come downe from aboue: and they shall stand vpon an heape.
   (And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the Priests that bear the Ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Yordan, that the waters of Yordan shall be cut off, from the waters that come down from above: and they shall stand upon an heap.)

BshpsNo Bshps JOS book available

GnvaAnd assoone as the soles of the feete of the Priestes (that beare the Arke of the Lord God the Lord of all the worlde) shall stay in the waters of Iorden, the waters of Iorden shall be cut off: for the waters that come from aboue, shall stande still vpon an heape.
   (And as soon as the soles of the feet of the Priests (that bear the Ark of the Lord God the Lord of all the world) shall stay in the waters of Yordan, the waters of Yordan shall be cut off: for the waters that come from above, shall stand still upon an heap. )

CvdlNo Cvdl JOS book available

WyclNo Wycl JOS book available

LuthNo Luth JOS book available

ClVgEt cum posuerint vestigia pedum suorum sacerdotes qui portant arcam Domini Dei universæ terræ in aquis Jordanis, aquæ quæ inferiores sunt, decurrent atque deficient: quæ autem desuper veniunt, in una mole consistent.
   (And when/with posuerint footsteps feet of_his_own priests who gate/doornt the_box Master of_God of_the_universe of_the_earth/land in/into/on in_the_waters Yordanis, water which inferiores are, decurrent and_yet deficient: which however desuper I_cameunt, in/into/on together mole consistent. )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT JOS book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

3:13 Even though the Jordan was in its spring flood stage, the water stopped abruptly, an obvious miracle.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מֵ֤י הַ⁠יַּרְדֵּן֙ יִכָּ֣רֵת֔וּ⁠ן

waters_of the,Jordan cut_off,

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Yahweh will cut off the waters of the Jordan]

BI Jos 3:13 ©