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Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, ‘When you reach the bank of the Jordan River,[a] wade into the water.’”[b]

Joshua told the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God!” 10 Joshua continued,[c] “This is how you will know the living God is among you and that he will truly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 3:8 tn Heb “the edge of the waters of the Jordan.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
  2. Joshua 3:8 tn Heb “stand in the Jordan.” Here the repetition of the word “Jordan” would be redundant according to contemporary English style, so it was not included in the translation.
  3. Joshua 3:10 tn Heb “said.”