Joshua 3:17 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁷ Yet the kohanim carrying the ark of the covenant of Adonai stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until the entire nation had finished crossing over the Jordan.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And while all Israel passed over on dry ground, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel passed over on dry ground, until all the nation were passed clean over the Jordan.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ So the priests carrying the LORD’s covenant chest stood firmly on dry land in the middle of the Jordan. Meanwhile, all Israel crossed over on dry land, until the entire nation finished crossing over the Jordan.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Then the people advanced opposite Jericho. And the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord were standing, fully-dressed, upon dry soil in the midst of the Jordan, and all the people passed over, through the channel that was dried up.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And the people marched over against Jericho: and the priests, that carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, stood girded upon the dry ground in the midst of the Jordan. And all the people passed over through the channel that was dried up.

Joshua 3:17 Cross References

2 Kings 2:8

Elijah then took his mantle, wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two of them crossed over on dry ground.

Psalm 66:6

He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. There let us rejoice in Him!

Exodus 14:21

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. Adonai drove the sea back with a strong east wind throughout the night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided.

Exodus 14:22

Then Bnei-Yisrael went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, while the waters were like walls to them on their right and on their left.

Exodus 14:29

But Bnei-Yisrael had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were like walls to them on their right hand and on their left.

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death forever. my Lord Adonai will wipe away tears from every face. He will remove His people’s reproach from all the earth. For Adonai has spoken.

Numbers 33:51

“Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Hebrews 11:29

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as if on dry ground. When the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.

Joshua 4:1

Now when all the nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, Adonai spoke to Joshua saying:

Joshua 4:10

The kohanim who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything that Adonai had commanded Joshua to speak to the people was completed, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried across,

Joshua 4:11

and when all the people had finished crossing over, the ark of Adonai and the kohanim crossed over in the presence of the people.

Joshua 4:22

then you will inform your children saying, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.’

Joshua 4:3

and command them saying, ‘Take for yourselves twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the feet of the kohanim are standing firm, and carry them over with you, and deposit them at the place where you will lodge tonight.”

Joshua 5:1

Now it came about when all the Amorite kings beyond the Jordan westward and all the Canaanite kings by the sea heard how Adonai had dried up the waters of the Jordan before Bnei-Yisrael until they had crossed, their heart melted, nor was there any spirit in them anymore, because of Bnei-Yisrael.