Joshua:3

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* And rose up early in the morning . And they moved from Shittim and came to the Jordan , he and all the sons of Israel . And they stayed there before they crossed over . * And it happened , at the end of three days , the officers passed into the midst of the camp . * And they commanded the people , saying , When you see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God , and the priests , and the Levites bearing it , then you shall move from your place and shall go after it . * Only , keep a distance between you and it , about two thousand cubits by measure . You shall not come near it , so that you may know the way in which you are to go . For you have not crossed over this way yesterday and the day before . * And said to the people , Sanctify yourselves , for tomorrow Jehovah will do wonders among you . * And spoke to the priests , saying , Take up the ark of the covenant and go before the people . And they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people . * And Jehovah said to Joshua , This day I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel , so that they shall know that as I was with Moses , I am with you . * And you shall command the priests bearing the ark of the covenant , saying , When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan you shall stand still in the Jordan . * And said to the sons of Israel , Come near here and hear the words of Jehovah your God . * And said , By this you shall know that the living God is among you . And He shall certainly expel from before you the Canaanites , and the Hittites , and the Hivites , and the Perizzites , and the Girgashites and the Amorites , and the Jebusites . * Behold , the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of all the earth shall pass over before you into the Jordan . * And now , take for yourselves twelve men out of the tribes of Israel one man for each tribe . * And it shall be , when the soles of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of Jehovah , Lord of all the earth , come to rest in the waters of the Jordan , the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off , the waters which come down from above . And they shall stand in one heap . * And it happened , as the people moved from their tents to cross over the Jordan , and as the priests bore the ark of the covenant before the people , * and as those bearing the ark came into the Jordan , and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the edge of the waters (and the Jordan was full , over all its banks all the days of harvest ), * that the waters stood still , those coming down from above rose up into a heap , very far above the city Adam , which is beside Zaretan ; and those going down by the sea of the Arabah , the Salt Sea , were completely cut off . And the people passed over opposite to Jericho . * And the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan . And all Israel crossed over on dry ground until all the nation had completely passed over the Jordan .

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