Joshua 3:15

And when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered upon Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were dipped in part of the water of Jordan; (now Jordan + 3:15 Gr. its whole channel. overflowed all its banks + 3:15 Gr. as on the days. about the time of wheat harvest:)

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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,)

In Context

14And the people removed from their tents to cross over Jordan, and the priests bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord before the people.

16then the waters that came down from above stopped; there stood one solid heap very far off, as far as + 3:16 Gr. a part. the region of Kariathiarim, and + 3:16 Gr. that which came down. the lower part came down to the sea of Araba, the salt sea, till it completely failed; and the people stood opposite Jericho.

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:10Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, When you⌃ shall enter into the land which I give you, and reap the harvest of it, then shall you⌃ bring a sheaf, the first fruits of your harvest, to the priest;

Joshua 3:13And it shall come to pass, when the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord of the whole earth rest in the water of Jordan, the water of Jordan below shall fail, and the water coming down from above shall stop.

Joshua 5:10And the children of Israel kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, to the westward of Jericho on the opposite side of the Jordan in the plain.

1 Chronicles 12:16And there came some of the sons of Benjamin and Juda to the assistance of David.

Jeremiah 12:5Your feet run, and they cause you to faint; how will you prepare to ride upon horses? and you have been confident in the land of your peace? how will you do in the roaring of Jordan?

Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:15-17

The Passage over the Jordan. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 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; 15 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,) 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon a heap very far from the city Adam, that is… Read the whole commentary →

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