Joshua 3:8

You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”

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WEBBE

You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”

BSB

Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And you are to give orders to the priests who take up the ark of the agreement, and say, When you come to the edge of the waters of Jordan, go no further.

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וְאַתָּה ve·'a·tah and you H859 תְּצַוֶּה te·tza·veh you will command H6680 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַכֹּהֲנִים ha·ko·ha·nim the priests H3548 נֹשְׂאֵי no·se·'ei [the] bearers of H5375 אֲרוֹן־ 'a·ron- [the] ark of H727 הַבְּרִית ha·be·rit the covenant H1285 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 כְּבֹאֲכֶם ke·vo·'a·khem when come you H935 עַד־ 'ad- to H5704 קְצֵה ke·tzeh [the] edge of H7097 מֵי mei [the] waters of H4325 הַיַּרְדֵּן hai·yar·den the Jordan H3383 בַּיַּרְדֵּן bai·yar·den in the Jordan H3383 תַּעֲמֹדוּ פ ta·'a·mo·du you will stand still H5975

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–13

The waters of Jordan shall be cut off. This must be done in such a way as never was done, but in the dividing of the Red sea. That miracle is here repeated; God has the same power to finish the salvation of his people, as to begin it; the WORD of the Lord was as truly with Joshua as with Moses. God's appearances for his people ought to encourage faith and hope. God's work is perfect, he will keep his people. Jordan's flood cannot keep out Israel, Canaan's force cannot turn them out again.

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Jordan

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