Joshua 3:16

the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over near Jericho.

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WEBBE

the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down towards the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over near Jericho.

BSB

the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

KJV

That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: 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.

ASV

that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

BBE

Then the waters flowing down from higher up were stopped and came together in a mass a long way back at Adam, a town near Zarethan; and the waters flowing down to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were cut off: and the people went across opposite Jericho.

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וַיַּעַמְדוּ vai·ya·'am·du and they stood H5975 הַמַּיִם ha·ma·yim the waters H4325 הַיֹּרְדִים hai·yo·re·dim which came down H3381 מִלְמַעְלָה mil·ma'·lah from to above (towards) H4605 קָמוּ ka·mu they rose H6965 נֵד־ ned- a heap H5067 אֶחָד 'e·chad one H259 הַרְחֵק har·chek far away H7368 מְאֹד me·'od very H3966 מֵאָדָם me·'a·dam from Adam H121 הָעִיר ha·'ir the city H5892 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 מִצַּד mi·tzad [is] from [the] side of H6654 צָרְתָן tza·re·tan Zarethan H6891 וְהַיֹּרְדִים ve·hai·yo·re·dim and which went down H3381 עַל 'al to H5921 יָם yam [the] sea of H3220 הָעֲרָבָה ha·'a·ra·vah the Arabah H6160 יָם־ yom- [the] Sea of H3220 הַמֶּלַח ha·me·lach (the) Salt H4417 תַּמּוּ ta·mu they were complete H8552 נִכְרָתוּ nikh·ra·tu they were cut off H3772 וְהָעָם ve·ha·'am and the people H5971 עָבְרוּ 'a·ve·ru they passed over H5674 נֶגֶד ne·ged before H5048 יְרִיחוֹ ye·ri·cho Jericho H3405

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

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People & places

AdamJerichoSalt SeaSea of the PlainZarethan

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AdamSaltDead SeaZaretan

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