Then you shall answer them that (A)the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. And these stones shall be for (B)a memorial to the children of Israel forever.”

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tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off(A) before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial(B) to the people of Israel forever.”

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14 ‘So this day shall be to you (A)a memorial; and you shall keep it as a (B)feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast (C)by an everlasting ordinance.

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14 “This is a day you are to commemorate;(A) for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord—a lasting ordinance.(B)

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He has made His wonderful works to be remembered;
(A)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

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He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and compassionate.(A)

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40 to be a [a]memorial to the children of Israel (A)that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses.

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  1. Numbers 16:40 reminder

40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense(A) before the Lord,(B) or he would become like Korah and his followers.(C)

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12 And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So (A)Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders (B)as a memorial.

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12 and fasten them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear the names on his shoulders(A) as a memorial(B) before the Lord.

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24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, [a]“Take, eat; this is My body which is [b]broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

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  1. 1 Corinthians 11:24 NU omits Take, eat
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:24 NU omits broken

24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body,(A) which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

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that this may be (A)a sign among you (B)when your children ask in time to come, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

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to serve as a sign(A) among you. In the future, when your children(B) ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’(C)

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13 And it shall come to pass, (A)as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord, (B)the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, the waters that come down from upstream, and they (C)shall stand as a heap.”

14 So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the (D)ark of the covenant before the people, 15 and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and (E)the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the (F)Jordan overflows all its banks (G)during the whole time of harvest), 16 that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away [a]at Adam, the city that is beside (H)Zaretan. So the waters that went down (I)into the Sea of the Arabah, (J)the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

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  1. Joshua 3:16 Qr., many mss. and vss. from Adam

13 And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth(A)—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream(B) will be cut off(C) and stand up in a heap.(D)

14 So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant(E) went ahead(F) of them. 15 Now the Jordan(G) is at flood stage(H) all during harvest.(I) Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, 16 the water from upstream stopped flowing.(J) It piled up in a heap(K) a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan,(L) while the water flowing down(M) to the Sea of the Arabah(N) (that is, the Dead Sea(O)) was completely cut off.(P) So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.(Q)

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“He(A) who kills a bull is as if he slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as if he (B)breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as if he offers swine’s blood;
He who burns incense, as if he blesses an idol.
Just as they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,

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But whoever sacrifices a bull(A)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s(B) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense(C)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,(D)
    and they delight in their abominations;(E)

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16 And you shall take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and (A)shall [a]appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of meeting, that it may be (B)a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves.”

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  1. Exodus 30:16 give

16 Receive the atonement(A) money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting.(B) It will be a memorial(C) for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.”

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