Joshua 3

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 24

¹ And Joshua rose up early in the morning. And they pulled up stakes from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the sons of Israel. And they stayed there before they crossed over.

² And it happened, at the end of three days, the officers passed into the midst of the camp.

³ And they charged the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests, and the Levites bearing it, even you shall pull up stakes from your place and shall go after it.

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Chapter Summary

Joshua comes to Jordan. 2 The officers instruct the people for the passage. 7 Jehovah encourages Joshua. 9 Joshua encourages the people. 14 The waters of Jordan are divided.

Key Hebrew Words

אֲרוֹן ark H727 · TWOT 166a

בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a

עָבַר cross over H5674 · TWOT 1556e

כֹּהֵן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a

קָדַשׁ sanctify yourselves H6942 · TWOT 1990

נֵד heap (of standing water) H5067 · TWOT 1301a

People & Context

Joshua

Leader of Israel who rises early, directs the priests and people, and is exalted by Jehovah at the Jordan crossing

Moses

Joshua's predecessor; Jehovah promises to be with Joshua as He was with Moses

Timeline

Camp Moved to the Jordan

Joshua rises early, and Israel pulls up stakes from Shittim, moving to the banks of the Jordan River where they wait before crossing.

Joshua 3:1

Officers Command the People

After three days, officers instruct the people to follow the Ark of the Covenant, maintaining a distance of two thousand cubits.

Joshua 3:2-4

Command to Sanctify

Joshua tells the people to sanctify themselves because Jehovah will perform wonders the next day.

Joshua 3:5

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