Joshua 3:1

Israel Crosses the Jordan

3:1 Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. ¹  They camped there before crossing the river. ² 

Joshua 3:14

3:14 So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ³  ahead of them.

Joshua 9:17

9:17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities – Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.

Joshua 3:3

3:3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God ⁴  being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here ⁵  and walk ⁶  behind it.

¹ tn Heb “And Joshua arose early in the morning and he and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan.”

² tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn The verb, though not in the Hebrew, is added for clarification.

⁵ sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.

⁶ tn Heb “set out from your place.”

⁷ tn Or “march.”