Joshua 3:16
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That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
In other translations
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַמְדוּvaiya'amduand they stoodH5975הַמַּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325הַיֹּרְדִיםhaiyoredimwhich came downH3381מִלְמַעְלָהmilma'lahfrom to above <towards>H4605קָמוּkamuthey roseH6965נֵד־ned-a heapH5067אֶחָד'echadoneH259הַרְחֵקharchekfar awayH7368מְאֹדme'odveryH3966מֵאָדָםme'adamfrom AdamH121הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834מִצַּדmitzad[is] from [the] side ofH6654צָרְתָןtzaretanZarethanH6891וְהַיֹּרְדִיםvehaiyoredimand which went downH3381עַל'altoH5921יָםyam[the] sea ofH3220הָעֲרָבָהha'aravahthe ArabahH6160יָם־yom-[the] Sea ofH3220הַמֶּלַחhamelach<the> SaltH4417תַּמּוּtamuthey were completeH8552נִכְרָתוּnikhratuthey were cut offH3772וְהָעָםveha'amand the peopleH5971עָבְרוּ'averuthey passed overH5674נֶגֶדnegedbeforeH5048יְרִיחוֹ׃yerichoJerichoH3405
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