Joshua 3:15

and when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest),

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WEBBE

and when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark had dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the time of harvest),

BSB

Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,

KJV

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,)

ASV

and when they that bare the ark were come unto the Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brink of the water ( for the Jordan overfloweth all its banks all the time of harvest),

BBE

And when those who took up the ark came to Jordan, and the feet of the priests who took up the ark were touching the edge of the water (for the waters of Jordan are overflowing all through the time of the grain-cutting),

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וּכְבוֹא u·khe·vo' and just as came H935 נֹשְׂאֵי no·se·'ei [the] bearers of H5375 הָאָרוֹן ha·'a·ron the ark H727 עַד־ 'ad- to H5704 הַיַּרְדֵּן hai·yar·den the Jordan H3383 וְרַגְלֵי ve·rag·lei and [the] feet of H7272 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 נֹשְׂאֵי no·se·'ei [the] bearers of H5375 הָאָרוֹן ha·'a·ron the ark H727 נִטְבְּלוּ nit·be·lu they were dipped H2881 בִּקְצֵה bik·tzeh in [the] edge of H7097 הַמָּיִם ha·ma·yim the waters H4325 וְהַיַּרְדֵּן ve·hai·yar·den and the Jordan H3383 מָלֵא ma·le' it is full H4390 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 גְּדוֹתָיו ge·do·tav banks its H1415 כֹּל kol all H3605 יְמֵי ye·mei [the] days of H3117 קָצִיר ka·tzir harvest H7105

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–17

Jordan overflowed all its banks. This magnified the power of God, and his kindness to Israel. Although those who oppose the salvation of God's people have all advantages, yet God can and will conquer. This passage over Jordan, as an entrance to Canaan, after their long, weary wanderings in the wilderness, shadowed out the believer's passage through death to heaven, after he has finished his wanderings in this sinful world. Jesus, typified by the ark, hath gone before, and he crossed the river when it most flooded the country around. Let us treasure up experiences of His faithful and tender care, that they may help our faith and hope in the last conflict.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.