Joshua 4:23

For the Lord your God dried up its waters in your sight, until you crossed over,

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In The King James Version

For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

In Context

22you shall teach them, and you shall say: ‘Israel passed over this Jordan, through the dry channel.’

24just as he had done before, at the Red Sea, which he dried up until we crossed over.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:19For the rider Pharaoh, with his chariots and horsemen, was brought into the sea. And the Lord brought back upon them the waters of the sea. But the sons of Israel walked across dry ground in its midst.”

Psalms 77:16He brought forth water from the rock, and he conducted the waters, as if they were rivers.

Isaiah 43:16Thus says the Lord, who gave you a way through the sea and a path through the torrent of waters,

Matthew Henry on Joshua 4:21-24

20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone… Read the whole commentary →

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