Joshua 4:16

4:16 “Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenantal laws ¹  to come up from the Jordan.”

Joshua 4:19-20

4:19 The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month ²  and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. ³  4:20 Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the ⁴  twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

Joshua 4:22

4:22 explain ⁵  to your children, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan River ⁶  on dry ground.’

[4:16]  ¹ tn Traditionally, “the ark of the testimony,” another name for the ark of the covenant. The Hebrew term עֵדוּת (’edut, “testimony” or “witness”) here refers to the Mosaic covenant and the body of stipulations contained within it (see HALOT 2:791).

[4:19]  ² sn The first month was the month Abib (= late March-early April in the modern calendar). The Passover in Egypt also occurred on the tenth day of the first month (Exod 12:2; 13:4).

[4:19]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[4:20]  ³ tn Heb “these,” referring specifically to the twelve stones mentioned in vv. 3-7.

[4:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “make known.”

[4:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “crossed this Jordan”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.