1 And Joshua * h3091 rose early * h7925 h8686 in the morning * h1242; and they removed * h5265 h8799 from Shittim * h7851, and came * h935 h8799 to Jordan * h3383, he and all the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, and lodged * h3885 h8799 there before they passed over * h5674 h8799.
2 And it came to pass after * h7097 three * h7969 days * h3117, that the officers * h7860 h8802 went * h5674 h8799 through * h7130 the host * h4264;
3 And they commanded * h6680 h8762 the people * h5971, saying * h559 h8800, When ye see * h7200 h8800 the ark * h727 of the covenant * h1285 of the LORD * h3068 your God * h430, and the priests * h3548 the Levites * h3881 bearing * h5375 h8802 it, then ye shall remove * h5265 h8799 from your place * h4725, and go * h1980 h8804 after * h310 it.
4 Yet there shall be a space * h7350 between you and it, about two thousand * h505 cubits * h520 by measure * h4060: come not near * h7126 h8799 unto it, that ye may know * h3045 h8799 the way * h1870 by which ye must go * h3212 h8799: for ye have not passed * h5674 h8804 this way * h1870 heretofore * h8543 * h8032. heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, and the third day
5 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799 unto the people * h5971, Sanctify * h6942 h8690 yourselves: for to morrow * h4279 the LORD * h3068 will do * h6213 h8799 wonders * h6381 h8737 among * h7130 you.
6 And Joshua * h3091 spake * h559 h8799 unto the priests * h3548, saying * h559 h8800, Take up * h5375 h8798 the ark * h727 of the covenant * h1285, and pass over * h5674 h8798 before * h6440 the people * h5971. And they took up * h5375 h8799 the ark * h727 of the covenant * h1285, and went * h3212 h8799 before * h6440 the people * h5971.
7 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Joshua * h3091, This day * h3117 will I begin * h2490 h8686 to magnify * h1431 h8763 thee in the sight * h5869 of all Israel * h3478, that they may know * h3045 h8799 that, as I was with Moses * h4872, so I will be with thee.
8 And thou shalt command * h6680 h8762 the priests * h3548 that bear * h5375 h8802 the ark * h727 of the covenant * h1285, saying * h559 h8800, When ye are come * h935 h8800 to the brink * h7097 of the water * h4325 of Jordan * h3383, ye shall stand still * h5975 h8799 in Jordan * h3383.
9 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799 unto the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, Come hither * h5066 h8798, and hear * h8085 h8798 the words * h1697 of the LORD * h3068 your God * h430.
10 And Joshua * h3091 said * h559 h8799, Hereby ye shall know * h3045 h8799 that the living * h2416 God * h410 is among * h7130 you, and that he will without fail * h3423 h8687 drive out * h3423 h8686 from before * h6440 you the Canaanites * h3669, and the Hittites * h2850, and the Hivites * h2340, and the Perizzites * h6522, and the Girgashites * h1622, and the Amorites * h567, and the Jebusites * h2983.
11 Behold, the ark * h727 of the covenant * h1285 of the Lord * h113 of all the earth * h776 passeth over * h5674 h8802 before * h6440 you into Jordan * h3383.
12 Now therefore take * h3947 h8798 you twelve * h8147 * h6240 men * h376 out of the tribes * h7626 of Israel * h3478, out of every * h259 tribe * h7626 a man * h376.
13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles * h3709 of the feet * h7272 of the priests * h3548 that bear * h5375 h8802 the ark * h727 of the LORD * h3068, the Lord * h113 of all the earth * h776, shall rest * h5117 h8800 in the waters * h4325 of Jordan * h3383, that the waters * h4325 of Jordan * h3383 shall be cut off * h3772 h8735 from the waters * h4325 that come down * h3381 h8802 from above * h4605; and they shall stand * h5975 h8799 upon an * h259 heap * h5067.
14 And it came to pass, when the people * h5971 removed * h5265 h8800 from their tents * h168, to pass over * h5674 h8800 Jordan * h3383, and the priests * h3548 bearing * h5375 h8802 the ark * h727 of the covenant * h1285 before * h6440 the people * h5971;
15 And as they that bare * h5375 h8802 the ark * h727 were come * h935 h8800 unto Jordan * h3383, and the feet * h7272 of the priests * h3548 that bare * h5375 h8802 the ark * h727 were dipped * h2881 h8738 in the brim * h7097 of the water * h4325, (for Jordan * h3383 overfloweth * h4390 h8804 all his banks * h1415 all the time * h3117 of harvest * h7105,)
16 That the waters * h4325 which came down * h3381 h8802 from above * h4605 stood * h5975 h8799 and rose up * h6965 h8804 upon an * h259 heap * h5067 very * h3966 far * h7368 h8687 from the city * h5892 Adam * h121, that is beside * h6654 Zaretan * h6891: and those that came down * h3381 h8802 toward the sea * h3220 of the plain * h6160, even the salt * h4417 sea * h3220, failed * h8552 h8804, and were cut off * h3772 h8738: and the people * h5971 passed over * h5674 h8804 right against Jericho * h3405.
17 And the priests * h3548 that bare * h5375 h8802 the ark * h727 of the covenant * h1285 of the LORD * h3068 stood * h5975 h8799 firm * h3559 h8687 on dry ground * h2724 in the midst * h8432 of Jordan * h3383, and all the Israelites * h3478 passed over * h5674 h8802 on dry ground * h2724, until all the people * h1471 were passed * h5674 clean * h8552 h8804 over * h5674 h8800 Jordan * h3383.