Dual Panel1Bright and early <07925> the next morning <01242> Joshua <03091> and the Israelites <03478> <01121> left <05265> Shittim <07851> and came <0935> to <05704> the Jordan <03383>. They camped <03885> there <08033> before <02962> crossing <05674> the river.
2After <07097> three <07969> days <03117> the leaders <07860> went through <05674> the camp <04264>
3and commanded <06680> the people <05971>: “When you see <07200> the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> of the Lord <03068> your God <0430> being carried <05375> by the Levitical <03881> priests <03548>, you <0859> must leave <05265> here <04725> and walk <01980> behind <0310> it.
4But <0389> stay <07350> about three thousand feet <0520> <0505> behind <07350> it. Keep your distance <07126> <0408> so <04616> you can see <03045> which <0834> way <01870> you should go <01980>, for <03588> you have not <03808> traveled <05674> this way <01870> before <08543>.”
5Joshua <03091> told <0559> the people <05971>, “Ritually consecrate <06942> yourselves, for <03588> tomorrow <04279> the Lord <03068> will perform <06213> miraculous deeds <06381> among <07130> you.”
6Joshua <03091> told <0559> the priests <03548>, “Pick up <05375> the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> and pass <05674> on ahead <06440> of the people <05971>.” So they picked up <05375> the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> and went <01980> ahead <06440> of the people <05971>.
7The Lord <03068> told <0559> Joshua <03091>, “This <02088> very day <03117> I will begin <02490> to honor <01431> you before <05869> all <03605> Israel <03478> so <0834> they will know <03045> that <03588> I am <01961> with <05973> you just as <0834> I was <01961> with <05973> Moses <04872>.
8Instruct <06680> the priests <03548> carrying <05375> the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285>, ‘When you reach <0935> the bank <07097> of the Jordan River <03383>, wade <05975> into the water <04325>.’”
9Joshua <03091> told <0559> the Israelites <03478> <01121>, “Come <05066> here <02008> and listen <08085> to the words <01697> of the Lord <03068> your God <0430>!”
10Joshua <03091> continued, “This <02063> is how you will know <03045> the living <02416> God <0410> is among <07130> you and that he will truly drive <03423> out <03423> before <06440> you the <0853> Canaanites <03669>, Hittites <02850>, Hivites <02340>, Perizzites <06522>, Girgashites <01622>, Amorites <0567>, and Jebusites <02983>.
11Look <02009>! The ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> of the Ruler <0136> of the whole <03605> earth <0776> is ready to enter <05674> the Jordan <03383> ahead <06440> of you.
12Now <06258> select <03947> for yourselves twelve <06240> <08147> men <0376> from the tribes <07626> of Israel <03478>, one <0259> <0376> per <0259> <0376> tribe <07626>.
13When the feet <07272> of the priests <03548> carrying <05375> the ark <0727> of the Lord <03068>, the Ruler <0136> of the whole <03605> earth <0776>, touch <05117> the water <04325> of the Jordan <03383>, the water <04325> coming downstream <03381> toward <04605> you will stop flowing <03772> and pile up <05067>.”
14So when <01961> the people <05971> left <05265> their tents <0168> to cross <05674> the Jordan <03383>, the priests <03548> carrying <05375> the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> went ahead <06440> of them <05971>.
15When <05704> the ones carrying <05375> the ark <0727> reached <0935> the Jordan <03383> and the feet <07272> of the priests <03548> carrying <05375> the ark <0727> touched <02881> the surface <07097> of the water <04325>– (the Jordan <03383> is at flood <05921> <04390> stage <01415> all <03605> during harvest <07105> time <03117>)–
16the water <04325> coming downstream <03381> toward <04605> them stopped flowing <05975>. It piled up <05067> <06965> far <07368> upstream at Adam <0121> (the city <05892> near <06654> Zarethan <06891>); there was no water at all flowing <03381> to <05921> the sea <03220> of the Arabah <06160> (the Salt <04417> Sea <03220>). The people <05971> crossed <05674> the river opposite <05048> Jericho <03405>.
17The priests <03548> carrying <05375> the ark <0727> of the covenant <01285> of the Lord <03068> stood <05975> firmly <03559> on dry ground <02724> in the middle <08432> of the Jordan <03383>. All <03605> Israel <03478> crossed <05674> over on dry ground <02724> until <05704> the entire <03605> nation <01471> was on the other <05674> side <03383>.