Joshua 3:3 - King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

³ And they charged the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests, and the Levites bearing it, even you shall pull up stakes from your place and shall go after it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Commanding the people: When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being borne by the Levitical priests, set out from where you are and follow it.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.

Common English Bible

³ They commanded the people, “As soon as you see the LORD your God’s chest containing the covenant and the levitical priests carrying it, you are to march out from your places and follow it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ and they began to proclaim: "When you will see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests of the stock of Levi carrying it, you also shall rise up and follow those who are going before you.

Joshua 3:3 Cross References

2 Samuel 6:13

And it happened, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

2 Samuel 6:3

And they caused the ark of God to ride on a new cart, and took it from the house of Abinadab, which is on the hill. And Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab were leading the new cart.

1 Kings 8:3

And all the elders of Israel came in, and the priests lifted up the ark,

Jeremiah 33:18

And for the Levitical priests, they shall not have a man cut off before Me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle food offerings, and to do sacrifice all the days.

Numbers 10:33

And they pulled up stakes from the mount of Jehovah three days’ journey. And the ark of the covenant of Jehovah pulled out before them, three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.

Numbers 4:15

And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the sanctuary vessels as the camp pulls up stakes, then afterward the sons of Kohath shall come to bear. And they shall not touch the holy thing, that they may not die. These are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross, and let him follow Me.

Matthew 8:19

And one scribe, coming near, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow You wherever you go.

Deuteronomy 31:25

that Moses commanded the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Deuteronomy 31:9

And Moses wrote this Law, and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, those bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and to all the elders of Israel.

Joshua 3:4

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.

Joshua 3:6

And Joshua 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.

Joshua 3:8

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.

Joshua 4:10

And the priests bearing the ark were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything was finished that Jehovah had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua. And the people hurried and crossed over.

Joshua 6:6

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, Lift up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ before the ark of Jehovah.

Revelation 14:4

These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones following the Lamb wherever He may go. These were redeemed from among men as a firstfruit to God and to the Lamb.

1 Samuel 6:15

And the Levites took the ark of Jehovah down, and the coffer which was with it, in which were the vessels of gold. And they placed them on the great stone. And the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices in that day to Jehovah.