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1. Early the next morning, Joshua moved with all the Israelites from Shittim to the Jordan, where they lodged before crossing over.

1. Early in the morning, Joshua struck camp and set out from Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan and there they camped before they crossed.

2. Three days later the officers went through the camp

2. Three days later, the officials went through the camp

3. and issued these instructions to the people: "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD, your God, which the levitical priests will carry, you must also break camp and follow it,

3. and gave the people these instructions, 'When you see the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God being carried by the levitical priests, you will leave your position and follow it,so that you may know which way to take, since you have never gone this way before. Between you and the ark, however, keep a distance of about two thousand cubits: do not go near it.'

4. that you may know the way to take, for you have not gone over this road before. But let there be a space of two thousand cubits between you and the ark. Do not come nearer to it."

4. Between you and the ark, however, keep a distance of about two thousand cubits: do not go near it.'

5. Joshua also said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will perform wonders among you."

5. Joshua said to the people, 'Sanctify yourselves, since tomorrow Yahweh will work wonders among you.'

6. And he directed the priests to take up the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people; and they did so.

6. Joshua then said to the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and cross at the head of the people.' They took up the ark of the covenant and moved to the head of the people.

7. Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know I am with you, as I was with Moses.

7. Yahweh said to Joshua, 'This very day, I shall begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel so that they will know that, as I was with Moses, so I shall be with you.

8. Now command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant to come to a halt in the Jordan when they reach the edge of the waters."

8. Now, give this order to the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, "When you have reached the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you must halt in the Jordan itself." '

9. So Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come here and listen to the words of the LORD, your God."

9. To the Israelites, Joshua then said, 'Come closer and hear the words of Yahweh your God.'

10. He continued: "This is how you will know that there is a living God in your midst, who at your approach will dispossess the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites.

10. Joshua said, 'By this, you are to know that the living God is with you and without a doubt will expel the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites before you.

11. The ark of the covenant of the LORD of the whole earth will precede you into the Jordan.

11. Look, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth is about to move into the Jordan at your head.

12. (Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel.)

12. Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

13. When the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the ark of the LORD, the Lord of the whole earth, touch the water of the Jordan, it will cease to flow; for the water flowing down from upstream will halt in a solid bank."

13. As soon as the priests carrying the ark of Yahweh, Lord of the whole earth, have set the soles of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off; the upper waters flowing down will stop as a single mass.'

14. The people struck their tents to cross the Jordan, with the priests carrying the ark of the covenant ahead of them.

14. Accordingly, when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of the people.

15. No sooner had these priestly bearers of the ark waded into the waters at the edge of the Jordan, which overflows all its banks during the entire season of the harvest,

15. As soon as the bearers of the ark reached the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark touched the waters -- the Jordan is in spate throughout the harvest season-

16. than the waters flowing from upstream halted, backing up in a solid mass for a very great distance indeed, from Adam, a city in the direction of Zarethan; while those flowing downstream toward the Salt Sea of the Arabah disappeared entirely. Thus the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

16. the upper waters stood still and formed a single mass over a great distance, at Adam, the town near Zarethan, while those flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely separated. The people crossed opposite Jericho.

17. While all Israel crossed over on dry ground, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD remained motionless on dry ground in the bed of the Jordan until the whole nation had completed the passage.

17. The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh stood firm on dry ground in mid-Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until the whole nation had completed its crossing of the Jordan.



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