Joshua 3:6-8

New International Version

⁶Joshua said to the priests, “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they took it up and went ahead of them.

⁷And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you^(A) in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.^(B) ⁸Tell the priests^(C) who carry the ark of the covenant: ‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’”

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Joshua 3:6-8

New King James Version

⁶Then 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.

⁷And 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. ⁸You 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

English Standard Version

⁶And Joshua said to the priests, ^(A)“Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on before the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.

⁷The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to ^(B)exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, ^(C)as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. ⁸And as for you, command ^(D)the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, ^(E)you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”