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Joshua 3:8

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.

KJV

Tu autem præcipe sacerdotibus, qui portant arcam fœderis, et dic eis : Cum ingressi fueritis partem aquæ Jordanis, state in ea.

Vulgate

καὶ νῦν ἔντειλαι τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν τοῖς αἴρουσιν τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης λέγων Ὡς ἂν εἰσέλθητε ἐπὶ μέσου τοῦ ὕδατος τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, καὶ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ στήσεσθε.

LXX

And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ye shall stand still in the Jordan.

ASV

וְ/אַתָּ֗ה תְּצַוֶּה֙ אֶת הַ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֥י אֲרֽוֹן הַ/בְּרִ֖ית לֵ/אמֹ֑ר כְּ/בֹאֲ/כֶ֗ם עַד קְצֵה֙ מֵ֣י הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן בַּ/יַּרְדֵּ֖ן תַּעֲמֹֽדוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲר֣וֹן
'rvn
noun · 202×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
י
y
noun · 280×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יַּרְדֵּ֔ן
yrdn
proper_noun · 182×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×
קְצֵ֣ה
qtsh
noun · 97×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Josh 3:3 — And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
  • Josh 3:3 — And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
  • Josh 3:17 — And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean
  • Josh 4:11 — And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.