Joshua 3:6-8
New King James Version
6 Then Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, (A)“Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over before the people.”
So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.
7 And the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to (B)exalt[a] you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, (C)as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 8 You shall command (D)the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, saying, ‘When you have come to the edge of the water of the Jordan, (E)you shall stand in the Jordan.’ ”
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Joshua 3:6-8
King James Version
6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
7 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.
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Joshua 3:6-8
Complete Jewish Bible
6 Then Y’hoshua said to the cohanim, “Take the ark for the covenant, and go on ahead of the people.” They took the ark for the covenant and went ahead of the people.
7 Adonai said to Y’hoshua, “Starting today, I will make you great in full view of all Isra’el; so that they will know that just as I was with Moshe, so I will be with you. 8 Now you are to order the cohanim carrying the ark for the covenant as follows: ‘When you come to the edge of the Yarden River, you are to stop in the Yarden itself.’”
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