Joshua 3:13

and it shall be, when the soles of the feet of the priests who are bearing the ark of Yahweh, Lord of all the earth, do rest, in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan, shall be cut off, the waters that are coming down from above,—and shall stand in one mound.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12Now, therefore, take you twelve men, out of the tribes of Israel,—one man severally for each tribe;

14And it came to pass, when the people set out from their tents, to cross the Jordan,—with the priests, bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

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Cross References

Exodus 14:19And the messenger of God who was going on before the camp of Israel removed, and came on behind them,—and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them;

Joshua 3:11Lo! the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth, is about to pass before you into the Jordan.

1 Chronicles 29:11Thine, O Yahweh, are Greatness, and Might, and Beauty, and Victory, and Majesty, nay! all in the heavens and in the earth,—thine, O Yahweh, is the kingdom, who art exalted above all,—as chief;

Psalms 78:13He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through, And reared up the waters like a mound;

Isaiah 54:5For, thy husband, is, thy Maker, Yahweh of hosts, is his Name,—And, thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, The God of all the earth, shall he be called.

Zechariah 4:14Then said he, These, are the two Anointed Ones,—who stand near the Lord of all the earth.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 3:8-14

7 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. 8 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. 9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God. 10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that… Read the whole commentary →

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