Joshua 4:23

because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, till your passing over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence till our passing over;

Young's Literal Translation

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

22then ye have caused your sons to know, saying, On dry land Israel passed over this Jordan;

24so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it [is] strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'

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Cross References

Exodus 15:19For the horse of Pharaoh hath gone in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah turneth back on them the waters of the sea, and the sons of Israel have gone on dry land in the midst of the sea.

Psalms 77:16The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid — also depths are troubled.

Isaiah 43:16Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.

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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