Verse 16

Joshua 4:16

Bible in Basic English

16 Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.

Original Language Text

hebrew

צַוֵּה֙ אֶת הַ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים נֹשְׂאֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן הָ/עֵד֑וּת וְ/יַעֲל֖וּ מִן הַ/יַּרְדֵּֽן

English Translation

Command the priests who bear the Ark of the Testimony, and they shall ascend from the Jordan.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

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Chapter 4 Context

1 Now when all the nation had come to the other side of Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, Focus ↗

2 Take twelve men from the people, a man for every tribe, Focus ↗

3 And say to them, Take up from the middle of Jordan, from the place where the feet of the priests wer... Focus ↗

4 So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of... Focus ↗

5 And he said to them, Go over before the ark of the Lord your God (Elohim) into the middle of Jordan,... Focus ↗

6 So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the rea... Focus ↗

7 Then you will say to them, Because the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the Lord's ag... Focus ↗

8 So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of... Focus ↗

9 And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up t... Focus ↗

10 For the priests who took up the ark kept there in the middle of Jordan till all the orders given to... Focus ↗

11 And when all the people had come to the other side, the ark of the Lord went over, and the priests,... Focus ↗

12 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh went over armed be... Focus ↗

13 About forty thousand armed for war went over before the Lord to the fight, to the lowlands of Jerich... Focus ↗

14 That day the Lord made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel; and all the days of his life they wen... Focus ↗

15 Then the Lord said to Joshua, Focus ↗

16 Give orders to the priests who take up the ark of witness, to come up out of Jordan.

17 So Joshua gave orders to the priests, saying, Come up now out of Jordan. Focus ↗

18 And when the priests who took up the ark of the Lord's agreement came up out of Jordan and their fee... Focus ↗

19 So on the tenth day of the first month the people came up out of Jordan, and put up their tents in G... Focus ↗

20 And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua put up in Gilgal. Focus ↗

21 And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What... Focus ↗

22 Then give your children the story, and say, Israel came over this river Jordan on dry land. Focus ↗

23 For the Lord your God (Elohim) made the waters of Jordan dry before you till you had gone across, as... Focus ↗

24 So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the hand of the Lord is strong; and that they may... Focus ↗

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