Joshua 3:17
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And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
In other translations
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַמְדוּvaiya'amduand they stoodH5975הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548נֹשְׂאֵיnose'ei[the] bearers ofH5375הָאָרוֹןha'aronthe arkH727בְּרִית־berit-[the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בֶּחָרָבָהbecharavahon the dry groundH2724בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] middle ofH8432הַיַּרְדֵּןhaiyardenthe JordanH3383הָכֵןhakhenfirmlyH3559וְכָל־vekholand allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478עֹבְרִים'oerim[were] passing overH5674בֶּחָרָבָהbecharavahon the dry groundH2724עַד'aduntilH5704אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834תַּמּוּtamuthey had finishedH8552כָּל־kol-allH3605הַגּוֹיhagoythe nationH1471לַעֲבֹרla'avorto pass overH5674אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַיַּרְדֵּן׃haiyardenthe JordanH3383
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 14:22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Exodus 14:29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Psalm 66:6He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
- Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Joshua 4:3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.and command them: ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan where the priests were standing, carry them with you, and set them down in the place where you spend the night.’”
- 2 Kings 2:8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
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Topics
People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Jordan