Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Joshua
Chapter 3
1. And
Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim,
and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and
lodged there before they passed over.
2. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went
through the host;
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.
4. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two
thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may
know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this
way heretofore.
5. And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for
tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
6. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of
the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they
took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
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 he will without fail drive out from before
you the Ca-na-an-ites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and
the Pe-riz-zites, and the Gir-ga-shites, and the Amorites, and
the Jeb-u-sites.
11. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth
passeth over before you into Jordan.
12. Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of
Israel, out of every tribe a man.
13. 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.
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 an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zar-e-tan:
and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the
salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over
right against Jericho.
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 over Jordan.
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