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Twelve Stones from the Jordan

Joshua 4:11

In 11 translations

BSB
and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.
KJV
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
WEB
When all the people had completely crossed over, Yahweh’s ark crossed over with the priests in the presence of the people.
ASV
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of Jehovah passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
LSV
And it comes to pass, when all the people have completed to pass over, that the Ark of YHWH passes over, and the priests, in the presence of the people;
YLT
And it cometh to pass when all the people have completed to pass over, that the ark of Jehovah passeth over, and the priests, in the presence of the people;
DBY
And it came to pass, when all the people had completely gone over, that the ark of Jehovah went over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
DRC
And when they had all passed over, the ark also of the Lord passed over, and the priests went before the people.
GNV
When all the people were cleane passed ouer, the Arke of the Lord went ouer also, and the Priests before the people.
JPS
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed on, and the priests, before the people.
LXXE
And it came to pass when all the people had passed over, that the ark of the covenant of the Lord passed over, and the stones before them.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֛י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥ם כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לַֽעֲב֑וֹר וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר אֲרוֹן־יְהוָ֛ה וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς συνετέλεσε πᾶς ὁ λαὸς διαβῆναι, καὶ διέβη ἡ κιβωτὸς τῆς διαθήκης Κυρίου, καὶ οἱ λίθοι ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν.

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👤 God◆ War with Canaanites

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Joshua 3:8Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.’”
  • Joshua 3:17The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
  • Joshua 4:18When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.

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