⁴ tn Heb “this Jordan.”

³ tn That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”

³ tn Again this expression, “the Jordan of Jericho,” is used. It describes the intended location along the Jordan River, the Jordan next to or across from Jericho.

² tn Heb “beyond the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun.”

² sn Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan, the Valley of Succoth for the region east of the Jordan.

¹ sn Salecah. Today this is known as Salkhad, in Jordan, about 31 mi (50 km) east of the Jordan River in the Hauran Desert.

² tn Heb “stand in the Jordan.” Here the repetition of the word “Jordan” would be redundant according to contemporary English style, so it was not included in the translation.

¹ sn Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.

² sn Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan River; the valley of Succoth represents the region east of the Jordan.

¹ tn Gilead was located east of the Jordan River. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.

⁷ sn Gilead is a mountainous region on the eastern side of the Jordan River in what is today the country of Jordan.

² tn Heb “and the Jordan overflows all its banks all the days of harvest.”

¹ tn Heb “And when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”

¹ tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”

² tn Heb “received their inheritance, which Moses had assigned to them beyond the Jordan.”

² sn The land of Gilead was on the eastern side of the Jordan River.

¹ tn Heb “Like a little your servant will cross the Jordan with the king.”

³ sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Jordan River (Josh 3:13, 16).

⁴ sn This refers to the city of Bethany across the Jordan River (see John 1:28).

² sn The lengthy description of the priests’ arrival at the Jordan and the parenthetical reminder that the Jordan was at flood stage delay the climax of the story and add to its dramatic buildup.