Joshua 4:23

when the Lord our God had dried up the water of Jordan from before them, until they had passed over; as the Lord our God did to the Red Sea, which the Lord our God dried up from before us, until we passed over.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

22Tell your sons, that Israel went over this Jordan on dry land,

24That all the nations of the earth might know, that the power of the Lord is mighty, and that ye might worship the Lord our God in every work.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:19For the horse of Pharaoh went in with the chariots and horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought upon them the water of the sea, but the children of Israel walked through dry land in the midst of the sea.

Psalms 77:16And he brought water out of the rock, 1 And caused waters to flow down as rivers. 1

Isaiah 43:16Thus saith the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty water;

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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