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Joshua 3:3-5
English Standard Version
Joshua 3:3-5
English Standard Version
3 and commanded the people, “As soon as you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by (A)the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from your place and follow it. 4 (B)Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits[a] in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.” 5 Then Joshua said to the people, (C)“Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”
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- Joshua 3:4 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Joshua 3:3-5
New International Version
Joshua 3:3-5
New International Version
3 giving orders to the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant(A) of the Lord your God, and the Levitical(B) priests(C) carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. 4 Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits[a](D) between you and the ark; do not go near it.”
5 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves,(E) for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things(F) among you.”
Footnotes
- Joshua 3:4 That is, about 3,000 feet or about 900 meters
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