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15 The Lord told Joshua, 16 “Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenantal laws[a] to come up from the Jordan.” 17 So Joshua instructed the priests, “Come up from the Jordan!”

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

15 Then the Lord said to Joshua, 16 “Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant law(A) to come up out of the Jordan.”

17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”

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