Joshua 3:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ The priests will carry the Box of the Lord. [11] The Lord is the Master of the whole world. They will carry that Box in front of you into the Jordan River. When they enter the water, the water of the Jordan River will stop flowing. The water will stop and fill behind that place like a dam.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ When the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord of all the earth shall rest in the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan coming down from above shall be cut off and they shall stand in one heap.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And it shall come to pass, when the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of the Jordan, that the waters of the Jordan shall be cut off, even the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand in one heap.

Common English Bible

¹³ The soles of the priests’ feet, who are carrying the chest of the LORD, ruler of the whole earth, will come to rest in the water of the Jordan. At that moment, the water of the Jordan will be cut off. The water flowing downstream will stand still in a single heap.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And when the priests who are carrying the ark of the Lord, the God of the entire earth, will have placed the steps of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters that are lower will run down and pass away, and those that are approaching above will stand together in a mass."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ And when the priests, that carry the ark of the Lord, the God of the whole earth, shall set the soles of their feet in the waters of the Jordan, the waters that are beneath shall run down and go off: and those that come from above, shall stand together upon a heap.

Joshua 3:13 Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:11

Greatness, power, glory, victory, and honor\par belong to you!\par Why? Because everything in heaven and on earth\par belong to you;\par The kingdom belongs to you, Lord!\par You are the Head,\par the Ruler over everything.\par

Psalm 33:7

God gathered the water from the sea\par into one place.\par He keeps the ocean in its place.\par

Psalm 74:15

You make the springs and rivers flow.\par And you make the rivers become dry.\par

Psalm 78:13

God split the Red Sea\par and led the people across.\par The water stood like a solid wall\par on both sides of them.\par

Exodus 15:8

The wind you sent in anger piled the water high. The flowing water became a solid wall. The sea became solid to its deepest parts.

Isaiah 54:5

Why? Because your husband {\cf2\super [429]} \par is the One (God) who made you.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par He is the Protector {\cf2\super [430]} of Israel.\par He is the Holy One of Israel.\par And he will be called\par the God of all the earth!\par

Habakkuk 3:15

But you marched your horses\par through the deep water,\par stirring up the mud.\par

Zechariah 4:14

So he said, “They represent the two men chosen {\cf2\super [9]} to serve the Lord of the whole world.”

Joshua 3:11

Here is the proof. The Box of the Agreement [10] of the Master of the whole world will go before you as you cross the Jordan River.

Joshua 4:7

You will tell the children that the Lord stopped the water from flowing in the Jordan River. When the Holy Box of the Lord’s Agreement crossed the river, the water stopped flowing. Those rocks will help the people of Israel remember this thing forever.”