Joshua 3:6 - The Scriptures 2009

⁶ And Yehoshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant and pass over before the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the covenant and pass over before the people. And they took it up and went on before the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

Common English Bible

⁶ Then Joshua said to the priests, “Lift up the covenant chest. Go along in front of the people.” So they lifted up the covenant chest and went in front of the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And he said to the priests: "Take up the ark of the covenant, and go before the people." And they fulfilled the orders, and they took it and walked before them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And he said to the priests: Take up the ark of the covenant, and go before the people. And they obeyed his commands, and took it up and walked before them.

Joshua 3:6 Cross References

1 Kings 8:3

And all the elders of Yisra’ĕl came, and the priests took up the ark,

2 Chronicles 5:4

And all the elders of Yisra’ĕl came, and the Lĕwites took up the ark,

Micah 2:13

“The breach-maker shall go up before them. They shall break out, and pass through the gate, and go out by it, and their sovereign pass before them, with יהוה at their head!”

Numbers 10:33

So they set out from the mountain of יהוה on a journey of three days. And the ark of the covenant of יהוה went before them for the three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.

Numbers 14:15

“Now if You shall kill these people as one man, then the nations which have heard of Your report shall speak, saying,

Hebrews 6:20

where יהושע has entered as a forerunner for us, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Malkitseḏeq.

Joshua 3:3

and they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of יהוה your Elohim, and the priests, the Lĕwites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and follow it.

Joshua 3:5

And Yehoshua said to the people, “Set yourselves apart, for tomorrow יהוה is doing wonders in your midst.”

Joshua 3:7

And יהוה said to Yehoshua, “This day I begin to make you great before the eyes of all Yisra’ĕl, so that they know that I am with you as I was with Mosheh.

Joshua 6:6

And Yehoshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven shopharot of yoḇelim before the ark of יהוה.”