When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,
Joshua 3:6 - New International Version (Anglicised) Joshua said to the priests, ‘Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.’ So they took it up and went ahead of them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,
When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,
The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord at their head.’
So they set out from the mountain of the Lord and travelled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest.
If you put all these people to death, leaving none alive, the nations who have heard this report about you will say,
where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest for ever, in the order of Melchizedek.
giving orders to the people: ‘When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it.
Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.’
And the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.
So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, ‘Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and make seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.’