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Joshua 3:3-5
New English Translation
Joshua 3:3-5
New English Translation
3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God[a] being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here[b] and walk[c] behind it. 4 But stay about 3,000 feet behind it.[d] Keep your distance[e] so you can see[f] which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before.”
5 Joshua told the people, “Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you.”
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- Joshua 3:3 sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.
- Joshua 3:3 tn Heb “set out from your place.”
- Joshua 3:3 tn Or “march.”
- Joshua 3:4 tn Heb “But there should be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits in measurement.”sn The precise distance is uncertain, but the measurement designated אַמָּה (ʾammah, “cubit”) was probably equivalent to approximately 18 inches, or 45 cm) in length.
- Joshua 3:4 tn Heb “do not approach it.”
- Joshua 3:4 tn Heb “know.”
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