¹¹ Then it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over, that the ^(A)ark of the Lord and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people.

⁸ You shall command ^(A)the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, ^(B)you shall stand in the Jordan.’ ”

¹⁸ And it came to pass, when the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord had come from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet touched the dry land, that the waters of the Jordan returned to their place ^(A)and overflowed all its banks as before.

¹⁷ Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; ^(A)and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.