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Joshua 3:1-4

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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  3:2 After three days the leaders went through the camp 3:3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God 3  being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here 4  and walk 5  behind it. 3:4 But stay about three thousand feet behind it. 6  Keep your distance 7  so you can see 8  which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before.”

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[3:1]  1 tn Heb “And Joshua arose early in the morning and he and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan.”

[3:1]  2 tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[3:3]  3 sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.

[3:3]  4 tn Heb “set out from your place.”

[3:3]  5 tn Or “march.”

[3:4]  6 tn Heb “But there should be a distance between you and it, about two thousand cubits in measurement.”

[3:4]  7 tn Heb “do not approach it.”

[3:4]  8 tn Heb “know.”



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