And Joshua rose early
in the morning
; and they removed
from Shittim
, and came
to Jordan
, he and all the children
of Israel
, and lodged
there before they passed over
.
And it came to pass after three
days
, that the officers
went
through
the host
;
And they commanded the people
, saying
, When ye see
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
your God
, and the priests
the Levites
bearing
it, then ye shall remove
from your place
, and go
after
it.
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand
cubits
by measure
: come not near
unto it, that ye may know
the way
by which ye must go
: for ye have not passed
this way
heretofore
.
And Joshua said
unto the people
, Sanctify
yourselves: for to morrow
the LORD
will do
wonders
among
you.
And Joshua spake
unto the priests
, saying
, Take up
the ark
of the covenant
, and pass over
before
the people
. And they took up
the ark
of the covenant
, and went
before
the people
.
And the LORD said
unto Joshua
, This day
will I begin
to magnify
thee in the sight
of all Israel
, that they may know
that, as I was with Moses
, so I will be with thee.
And thou shalt command the priests
that bear
the ark
of the covenant
, saying
, When ye are come
to the brink
of the water
of Jordan
, ye shall stand still
in Jordan
.
And Joshua said
unto the children
of Israel
, Come hither
, and hear
the words
of the LORD
your God
.
And Joshua said
, Hereby ye shall know
that the living
God
is among
you, and that he will without fail
drive out
from before
you the Canaanites
, and the Hittites
, and the Hivites
, and the Perizzites
, and the Girgashites
, and the Amorites
, and the Jebusites
.
Behold, the ark of the covenant
of the Lord
of all the earth
passeth over
before
you into Jordan
.
Now therefore take you twelve
men
out of the tribes
of Israel
, out of every
tribe
a man
.
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 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 came to pass, when the people removed
from their tents
, to pass over
Jordan
, and the priests
bearing
the ark
of the covenant
before
the people
;
And as they that bare the ark
were come
unto Jordan
, and the feet
of the priests
that bare
the ark
were dipped
in the brim
of the water
, (for Jordan
overfloweth
all his banks
all the time
of harvest
,)
That the waters which came down
from above
stood
and rose up
upon an
heap
very
far
from the city
Adam
, that is beside
Zaretan
: and those that came down
toward the sea
of the plain
, even the salt
sea
, failed
, and were cut off
: and the people
passed over
right against Jericho
.
And the priests that bare
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
stood
firm
on dry ground
in the midst
of Jordan
, and all the Israelites
passed over
on dry ground
, until all the people
were passed
clean
over
Jordan
.