Joshua 3:4 - Tree of Life Version

⁴ Yet keep a distance between you and it of about 2,000 cubits by measure. Don’t come near it, so you may know the way by which you should go, for you haven’t travelled this way before.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Yet a space must be kept between you and it, about 2,000 cubits by measure; come not near it, that you may [be able to see the ark and] know the way you must go, for you have not passed this way before.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

Common English Bible

⁴ But let there be some distance between you and it, about three thousand feet. Don’t come near it! You will know the way you should go, even though you’ve never traveled this way before.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And let there be, between you and the ark, the space of two thousand cubits, so that you may be able to see it from far away, and to know along which way you should advance. For you have not walked this way before. And be careful that you do not approach the ark."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And let there be between you and the ark the space of two thousand cubits: that you may see it afar off, and know which way you must go: for you have not gone this way before. And take care you come not near the ark.

Joshua 3:4 Cross References

Genesis 31:2

Then Jacob saw Laban’s face, and he noticed that his expression wasn’t the same as it was just a day or two before.

1 Chronicles 11:2

In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one that led out and brought in Israel. Adonai your God also said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel and you shall be ruler over My people Israel.’”

Psalm 25:12

Who is this man who fears Adonai? He will instruct him in the way he should choose.

Psalm 89:7

For who in the skies can compare to Adonai? Who is like Adonai among the sons of gods?

Exodus 19:12

You are to set boundaries for the people all around, saying, ‘Be very careful not to go up onto the mountain, or touch the border of it. Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.

Exodus 3:5

Then He said, “Come no closer. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Exodus 4:10

But Moses said to Adonai, “Adonai, I am not a man of words—not yesterday, nor the day before, nor since You have spoken to Your servant—because I have a slow mouth and a heavy tongue.”

Isaiah 30:33

For Topheth has long been ready, prepared for the king, its fire pit made deep and wide, a pyre of fire with plenty of wood. The breath of Adonai, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it aflame.

Isaiah 48:17

Thus says Adonai, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am Adonai your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.

Joshua 3:3

and they charged the people saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of Adonai your God and the Levitical kohanim carrying it, then you must set out from your place and follow it.

Joshua 3:5

Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow Adonai will do wonders in your midst.”