Joshua 3:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

the water flowing down from upstream stood still. It rose up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam near Zarethan. Meanwhile, the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan; and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    that the waters{H4325} which came down{H3381} from above{H4605} stood,{H5975} and{H259} rose up{H6965} in one{H259} heap,{H5067} a great{H3966} way off,{H7368} at Adam,{H121} the city{H5892} that is beside{H6654} Zarethan;{H6891} and those that went down{H3381} toward the sea{H3220} of the Arabah,{H6160} even the Salt{H4417} Sea,{H3220} were wholly cut off:{H3772} and the people{H5971} passed over{H5674} right against Jericho.{H3405}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    That the waters{H4325} which came down{H3381}{(H8802)} from above{H4605} stood{H5975}{(H8799)} and rose up{H6965}{(H8804)} upon an{H259} heap{H5067} very{H3966} far{H7368}{(H8687)} from the city{H5892} Adam{H121}, that is beside{H6654} Zaretan{H6891}: and those that came down{H3381}{(H8802)} toward the sea{H3220} of the plain{H6160}, even the salt{H4417} sea{H3220}, failed{H8552}{(H8804)}, and were cut off{H3772}{(H8738)}: and the people{H5971} passed over{H5674}{(H8804)} right against Jericho{H3405}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    then the water that came downe fro aboue, stode straight vp vpon one heape, very farre from the cite of Adom, that lyeth on the syde of Zarthan: But the water that ranne downe to the see (euen to the salt see) fell awaye, and decreased. So ye people wente thorow ouer agaynst Iericho.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the waters that came downe from aboue, stayed and rose vpon an heape and departed farre from the citie of Adam, that was beside Zaretan: but the waters that came downe towarde the Sea of the wildernes, euen the salt Sea, failed, and were cut off: so the people went right ouer against Iericho.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The waters also that came downe fro aboue, did rise vp vpon an heape and departed farre from ye citie of Ada, that was beside Zarthan: And the waters that were beneath towarde ye sea of the wildernes, euen the salt sea, fayled and were cut of: and the people went right ouer against Iericho.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    that the waters stand; those coming down from above have risen -- one heap, very far above Adam the city, which `is' at the side of Zaretan; and those going down by the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, have been completely cut off; and the people have passed through over-against Jericho;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the waters flowing down from higher up were stopped and came together in a mass a long way back at Adam, a town near Zarethan; and the waters flowing down to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were cut off: and the people went across opposite Jericho.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam(the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 14:3 : 3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
  • 1 Kgs 4:12 : 12 Baana, son of Ahilud, was in Taanach, Megiddo, and all Beth-Shean near Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-Shean to Abel-Meholah and beyond to Jokmeam.
  • 1 Kgs 7:46 : 46 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
  • Josh 3:13 : 13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.
  • Ps 114:3 : 3 The sea saw it and fled; the Jordan turned back.
  • Num 34:3 : 3 Your southern boundary will begin at the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom, and from the eastern end of the Salt Sea.
  • Deut 1:1 : 1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel across the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.
  • Deut 3:17 : 17 The Arabah, the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth to the east side of the Dead Sea (the Sea of the Arabah), beneath the slopes of Pisgah, was also included.
  • Ps 29:10 : 10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
  • Ps 66:6 : 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they crossed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in Him.
  • Ps 74:15 : 15 You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 Your thunder echoed in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
  • Matt 8:26-27 : 26 He replied, 'Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?' Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. 27 The men were amazed and asked, 'What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!'
  • Matt 14:24-33 : 24 Meanwhile, the boat was already far from land, being battered by the waves because the wind was against it. 25 During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. 'It's a ghost!' they said, and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them: 'Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.' 28 Peter replied, 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' 29 Jesus said, 'Come.' Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and starting to sink, he cried out, 'Lord, save me!' 31 Immediately, Jesus reached out His hand, caught him, and said, 'You of little faith, why did you doubt?' 32 When they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, 'Truly You are the Son of God.'
  • Josh 15:2 : 2 Their southern border began at the edge of the Salt Sea, from the southern bay of the sea.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed on dry ground until the entire nation had finished crossing the Jordan.

  • Josh 3:13-15
    3 verses
    83%

    13 When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—rest in the waters of the Jordan, the water flowing down from upstream will be cut off and will stand in a heap.

    14 So when the people set out from their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.

    15 Now as the priests who carried the ark came to the Jordan, and their feet touched the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the harvest season),

  • Josh 4:16-19
    4 verses
    79%

    16 “Command the priests carrying the ark of the testimony to come up from the Jordan.”

    17 So Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”

    18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up from the middle of the Jordan, and their feet touched dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as they had before.

    19 The people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal, on the eastern border of Jericho.

  • Josh 4:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22 You are to let your children know: 'Israel crossed the Jordan here on dry ground.'

    23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea when He dried it up before us until we had crossed over.

  • Josh 4:7-11
    5 verses
    77%

    7 you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”

    8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there.

    9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, under the place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.

    10 The priests carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything was completed that the LORD commanded Joshua to tell the people, just as Moses had instructed Joshua. The people hurried and crossed over.

    11 When all the people had completed crossing, the ark of the LORD and the priests also crossed over, in the sight of the people.

  • 7 It descended from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached Jericho, and ended at the Jordan.

  • 8 'And you are to command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters of the Jordan, stand in the Jordan.'

  • 1 When all the kings of the Amorites west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites by the sea heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan to allow the Israelites to cross, their hearts melted, and they lost all courage because of the Israelites.

  • 11 'Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing ahead of you into the Jordan.'

  • 17 The Arabah, the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth to the east side of the Dead Sea (the Sea of the Arabah), beneath the slopes of Pisgah, was also included.

  • 3 The sea saw it and fled; the Jordan turned back.

  • 18 The boundary continued to the northern slope opposite the Arabah and went down into the Arabah.

  • 1 Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

  • 13 Now rise up and cross over the Zered Valley.' So we crossed over the Zered Valley.

  • 1 The lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, eastward to the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, and ascended from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

  • 3 the Negev and the whole region of the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.

  • 5 and he said to them, “Cross ahead of the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone on his shoulder, one for each of the tribes of the Israelites.

  • 5 They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the right side of the city in the middle of the valley of Gad, and proceeded to Jazer.

  • 3 He also ruled over the Arabah to the east, from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Salt Sea, eastward along the way to Beth Jeshimoth, and to the south at the base of the slopes of the Pisgah.

  • 1 When all the people had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

  • 13 About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho, ready for war.

  • 22 The Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

  • 27 In the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon—the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, along with the Jordan and its boundary, reaching as far as the edge of the Sea of Kinnereth on the eastern side of the Jordan.

  • 29 But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

  • 15 The ravines of the valleys that extend to the settlement of Ar and rest along the border of Moab.

  • 6 Joshua told the priests, 'Take up the ark of the covenant and go ahead of the people.' So they took up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

  • 28 He said to them, 'Follow me, for the Lord has given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hands.' So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.

  • 5 The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea, up to the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the northern bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

  • 13 He divided the sea and let them pass through it; He made the waters stand like a wall.

  • 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’”

  • 8 He said to me, 'This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it flows into the sea, the water there becomes fresh.'

  • 48 They journeyed from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

  • 7 From there, they traveled to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with streams of water.

  • 7 The boundary ascended to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned northward toward Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim, south of the valley. Then it went to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel.

  • 15 These Gadites were the leaders of the army; the least of them was a match for a hundred men, and the greatest for a thousand.

  • 20 The next morning, at the time of the offering, water came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

  • 49 and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.

  • 8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.